Several people were arrested during the night of the riot. According to the mayor, they all came from the Kanaleneiland district itself. “I think it’s important to say.” When the emergency services arrived, including the fire brigade, the heavy fireworks were aimed at them. “The fact that the fire brigade and police were pelted with heavy fireworks while doing their work, and that we ultimately needed the riot police in Utrecht to just let people do their work, goes beyond all limits,” Dijksma said during the weekly question time. .
Mayor Dijksma: ‘Utrecht neighborhoods competed against each other during New Year’s Night’
