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The celebrations for the triumph of Morocco conclude with dozens of detainees in Belgium and the Netherlands

MADRID, 7 Dic.

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The celebrations for the triumph of Morocco conclude with dozens of detainees in Belgium and the Netherlands

MADRID, 7 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Belgian security forces arrested more than a hundred people on Tuesday night for disturbances linked to celebrations following Morocco's World Cup victory, while dozens of arrests have also been confirmed in the Netherlands in incidents. Similar.

The Brussels Police has estimated the number of people arrested at 119, although in 114 of these cases it is only administrative offenses, for disturbance of public order. Only five of those arrested must appear before a judge, police spokeswoman Ilse Van de Keere explained, according to 'Le Soir'.

One of the neighborhoods with the most incidents was Lemonnier, where a group of people acted as a human chain to contain potential rioters. The mayor of Brussels, Philippe Close, and the Police themselves have thanked the work of these "elders", who had already been deployed in the previous game.

On the other hand, some 35 people were arrested for riots after the game in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, which would be added to another ten arrests in Amsterdam, ten in The Hague and one in Utrecht, although the authorities of the Netherlands, like than the Belgians, have argued that most of the festivities passed without incident.

In the case of Rotterdam, seven of the detainees must appear before the Police next Saturday, coinciding with the quarterfinal match between Morocco and Portugal, reports the public channel NOS.