The police were massively present at the fair in Den Bosch on Friday evening. There was a grim atmosphere. A group of around 150 to two hundred football supporters of the hard core of FC Den Bosch would have sought the confrontation with Syrians there. They would have been challenging.
The ME was present with four vans, there were police ikers present, there was a police on horseback and a detention unit.
‘Come to protect our women and children’
According to a present, the football supporters shouted that they ‘came to protect their wives and children’ and scanded slogans such as ‘AZC, away with them’.
According to the eyewitness, it was waiting for the flame to hit the pan ‘. “But this did not happen in the end.”
Incidents are piling up
A group of 27 Syrian youth has been causing nuisance in the Bossche city center for weeks. From fights and abuse to pelting passers -by: the incidents would accumulate.
To reduce peace in the Bossche city center, Mayor Jack Mikkers imposed an area ban on the group two weeks ago. This means that the young people are no longer allowed to enter a certain part of the city center. Those who ignore the prohibition can get a fine, a work sentence or even imprisonment.
Nevertheless, seven of the 27 young people did not care. But according to Mikkers, the ban does help: “Because they have violated it, they are now experiencing the consequences. The Public Prosecution Service can prosecute them.”
According to the municipality, the parents and guardians of these young people are also addressed about their behavior.