Tensions escalated in The Hague, where police officers were pelted with fireworks, according to the Dutch news agency. The pressure on the emergency number in the Netherlands negatively impacted the efficiency of response to calls, prompting authorities to urge residents to use the number only in life-threatening situations. The Dutch police were forced to intervene on New Year's Eve due to acts of violence and incidents related to fireworks, while other citizens legally set off fireworks before the ban came into effect. In the city of Nijmegen, near the German border, one person was killed in an incident involving fireworks. In Amsterdam, a fire broke out in the tower of the Oude Kerk church in the city center, according to the Dutch news agency (ANP), causing the upper part of the tower to collapse, and a large number of emergency services were called to the scene. In the city of Breda in the south of the country, five people were arrested after police were attacked with Molotov cocktails and paving stones, cars were burned, including a police car, and clashes occurred. In the city of Roosendaal, near the Belgian border, fireworks were also thrown at police officers, and seven people were arrested, police said.
