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World · France✓ 4 outlets · final count of arrests unconfirmed

France lives through a day of protests: 166 arrests in the morning and rioters in Paris city hall

Saturday, October 17, was restless in France, Belgium and Albania. The AD already counted 166 arrests in France, and De Telegraaf reported an injured protester in Saint-Étienne.

France experienced a day of protests and blockades on Saturday, October 17. According to the AD, 166 arrests had already been made by Saturday morning, and the paper speaks of tensions in the capital and “a lot of anger”. De Telegraaf wrote that the country was bracing for a day of blockades and that many activists took to the streets. Later in the day the same paper reported in a live blog that in Saint-Étienne a protester lost his hand to a police grenade.

In Paris the news of the day went further still. In live blogs that ranked among the most used topics in the day’s ranking of Dutch-language titles (seven titles), rioters forced their way into city hall, bloodied people were seen and shops were looted. A second live blog reported that police acted harshly against looters. Het Parool took over the figures on the arrests, so the Dutch coverage broadly contains the same facts. The emphasis does differ: the AD puts the arrests first, De Telegraaf the violent images and the injured protester.

It did not stay with France. NOS wrote on Saturday evening that it was restless not only in France and Belgium because of protests, but also in Albania, where thousands of people took to the streets and protesters clashed with police for the fifth day in a row. What the protesters in each of these countries are demanding is not in the reports this page relies on. For that reason it cannot be established whether this is one wave or three separate protests that happened to coincide on the same day, and we therefore make no statement about it.

What remains open is considerable. In the available reports there are no figures on injuries beyond the man in Saint-Étienne, no final count of the number of arrests after Saturday morning and no estimate of the damage to shops and buildings in Paris. A response from the French government or from the police leadership is also missing from this material. On Sunday it will become clear whether the blockades continue and whether the number of arrests rises further. Anyone traveling to France or Belgium is best advised to check the current notices from the local authorities and from their own carrier before leaving the house.

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By the numbers
166arrests in France on Saturday morning (AD)
5days in a row of unrest in Albania (NOS)
7titles with a live blog on Paris
Word of the day
Police grenadeLaw enforcement

A grenade that police use to disperse crowds, with a bang, smoke or tear gas.

Netherlands · Court✓ 5 outlets · sentence not yet in view

Jury finds Dave De K. guilty of abduction and killing of Dean (4) at Neeltje Jans

A jury has found Dave De K. guilty of abducting and killing four-year-old Dean at Neeltje Jans. That verdict appeared on Friday in five Dutch-language titles that together ended up at the top of the day’s ranking, and it remained the talk of the day on Saturday too. The case touched many people, among other reasons because the victim was a toddler. De Telegraaf reported on Saturday that the boy’s grandmother died late on Friday evening, a few hours after the jury’s verdict. According to the paper, she had been unwell for some time. The paper names no cause of death and draws no link between the verdict and her death; we do not do so here either. Whether other outlets mention the grandmother could not be checked in the available reports, so this detail rests on one source. What is still missing is the sentence. The reports this page relies on contain no sentence and no date on which it will be pronounced. Nor is it possible to read whether the defense intends to appeal. Anyone who wants to follow the case should look to the court’s own announcements in the coming days. Until then this holds: the guilty verdict has been reported by several titles, the grandmother’s death by one paper, and the rest has not yet been established.

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World · Middle East✓ 3 outlets · injuries unconfirmed

Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in the West Bank

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and European diplomats in the West Bank on Saturday. NOS and NU.nl report this in their evening reports, after De Telegraaf had already written in a live blog that the settlers “lashed out with clubs”. The diplomats were visiting occupied territory; from the available headlines it is not clear which countries they came from or how many there were.

The reports differ on one point. NU.nl and NOS speak of an attack during a visit by diplomats, while De Telegraaf describes the violence with clubs and places the event against the background of rising tensions in the Middle East. Nothing can be read in the material used about the health of the attacked diplomats or Palestinians. Nor has a response been found from the Israeli authorities or from the embassies concerned.

What may follow tomorrow: a statement from the countries concerned, the summoning of an ambassador or a response from the European Union. Those are possibilities, not reports; none of the three is confirmed in the available reports. Anyone who wants to know how this affects the relationship between Europe and Israel is best advised to wait for the first official responses rather than rely on stray images.

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Netherlands · Incident✓ 3 outlets · cause unconfirmed

Eleven people to hospital after tasting brewing water during a tour at Grolsch

During a tour of the Grolsch brewery in Enschede on Saturday afternoon, eleven people fell ill after tasting brewing water. This is reported by the AD, NU.nl and De Telegraaf. All eleven were taken to a hospital for examination. The AD speaks of an incident at the Grolsch factory, NU.nl of a tour in which the tasting of the water went wrong, and De Telegraaf of several people who fell ill.

The reports do not say what exactly was in the water, how serious the complaints are or whether anyone has been admitted. The brewery itself is also not quoted in the headlines and introductions, and a statement from the emergency services about the age of the visitors is missing. The order of the facts, the tour, the tasting and then the complaints, is described in the same way by all three sources.

What may emerge on Sunday is whether the brewery identifies the cause and whether the tours are halted. Those are open questions, not established facts. Visitors who took a tour in Enschede in recent days and now have complaints are well advised to contact their GP or the out-of-hours GP service.

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Sport · Weekend✓ 4 outlets · scores according to NOS, NU.nl, AD and Telegraaf

Feyenoord wins 3-4 at Telstar, Verstappen starts fifteenth and Barcelona wins 2-5 at Betis

On Saturday evening Feyenoord won 3-4 at Telstar, a match after which Ronald Koeman junior, according to De Telegraaf, criticized referee Jeroen Manschot. In the ninth round of the Eredivisie, PSV lost 2-1 to newly promoted ADO Den Haag, with Sven Mijnans receiving a red card; coach Peter Bosz, according to De Telegraaf, does not hold it against him. In the Keuken Kampioen Divisie, VVV Venlo dropped points against Jong AZ. Sparta turned around a deficit against Willem II, and Ajax plays FC Groningen on Sunday.

Max Verstappen qualified with his team in fifteenth place for his first race in the GT World Challenge in Portimão, the AD reported. De Telegraaf wrote that in the race afterwards he was in fine form and passed many cars, while NU.nl described mainly the team as strong during the race. The final result of the race is not in the available reports.

Barcelona won 2-5 at Real Betis and so recorded its ninth win in a row in La Liga, according to the AD, NOS and NU.nl. Betis finished with ten men after a headbutt, and NU.nl praises a magnificent goal by Lamine Yamal. In darts, Gian van Veen threw the highest average ever on the PDC European Tour, after which Michael van Gerwen was knocked out.

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In brief
  • PSV – ADOPSV lost 2-1 to newly promoted ADO Den Haag; Sven Mijnans was sent off.
  • Telstar – FeyenoordFeyenoord won a goal-fest 3-4; Koeman junior slammed the referee.
  • Sparta – Willem IISparta turned the match around against Willem II, which is still waiting for its first win.
  • VVV – Jong AZVVV Venlo dropped points against Jong AZ in the Keuken Kampioen Divisie; NAC won in Helmond.
  • Verstappen in GT3Max Verstappen started fifteenth in his first GT World Challenge race.
  • BarcelonaBarcelona won 2-5 at Betis, the ninth win in a row in La Liga.
  • LavreysenHarrie Lavreysen remains on course for his eighth world title in the sprint.
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Unverified — what we could not confirm

Word is going around that the protests in France, Belgium and Albania are one organized wave. NOS reports unrest in three countries on the same day, but names no connection. The demands differ or have not been reported; there is no evidence of a single directing hand.
A report is circulating that the Grolsch brewery has been closed after the incident. The AD, NU.nl and De Telegraaf report only that eleven visitors fell ill. Nothing in the reports says the brewery has been closed.
On social media it is claimed that Dean’s grandmother died because of the verdict. De Telegraaf reports only that she died a few hours after the verdict and that she had been unwell for some time. The paper names no cause.
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INSIDEFrance lives through a day of protests: 166 arrests in the morning and rioters in Paris city hallWorld · FranceJury finds Dave De K. guilty of abduction and killing of Dean (4) at Neeltje JansNetherlands · CourtIsraeli settlers attack European diplomats in the West BankWorld · Middle EastEleven people to hospital after tasting brewing water during a tour at GrolschNetherlands · IncidentFeyenoord wins 3-4 at Telstar, Verstappen starts fifteenth and Barcelona wins 2-5 at BetisSport · Weekend