Netherlands New Year chaos sees two killed by fireworks as thugs battle in the streets, 'unprecedented' violence and 19th century church destroyed - as country bans pyrotechnics today

UK Daily Mail ^ | January 1, 2026 | Taryn Kaur Pedler

[C19fan]

The New Year festivities in the Netherlands left two people dead, saw 'unprecedented' violence against police and destroyed a 19th century Amsterdam church.

A 17-year-old boy from Nijmegen and a 38-year-old man from Aalsmeer were killed in fireworks accidents. Three others were left seriously injured.

One person has been arrested in connection to the teenager's death, but authorities have not yet revealed any information on the suspect's identity and an investigation is ongoing.

[C19fan]

No mention of the demographics of the rioters but I would bet the mortgage not many Jans, Wilmens and Pieters. Netherlands had a "culturally diverse" New Years celebration.

[V_TWIN]

“country bans pyrotechnics today”

48 hours too late by my estimation

[bwest]

Shut up and enjoy the diversity.

[PGalt]

LOL! Ban fire.

[jerod]

Foreigner's appear to have a hard time understanding how western Fireworks work... They go up... Not sideways.

[Da Coyote]

Were the perps:
1. Muslims
2. Muslims
3. Muslims
or
4. Muslims

[butlerweave]

Were the perps:
1. Muslims
2. Muslims
3. Muslims
or
4. Muslims

Used the fireworks as weapons

[Jim Noble]

“Nijmegen man” is probably like “Maryland man”.

[Jeff Vader]

I bet a mosque get built on the ashes

[Bon of Babble]

Yep.

Complain about your replacement and displacement by muslims - who are busy burning down churches - and you will be brought up on charges of Hate Speech, Islamophobia, Ethnic Intimidation and Incitement to Hate - probably all of them, subjecting yourself to heavy fines and a term in prison.

[No name given]

Yes.

[No name given]

Infuriating.

[citizen]

An historic church burned. Did any mosques burn?

[bobbo666]

Mebbe not. The article referred to criminals as “thugs”. When was the last time you heard any non-white called a thug?

[Dutch Boy]

Countries around the world keep banning things and restrict freedoms because of violence coming from Muslims that refuse to assimilate. The real solution is to purge their counties of those that refuse to assimilate.

[jonrick46]

It’s all automatic:

The Muslims gets their hands on fireworks.

The Muslim’s hands starts shaking and turning about.

The Muslim’s hand reaches for the matches.

The Muslim’s hand lights the fuse.

The Muslim’s hand throws the firework.

The firework explodes in the target’s face.

The Muslim yells Allahu Akbar!

[hal ogen]

MOOZLUMS are a problem even in their mooslum countries where they beat, murder (and so forth) each other quite often.

[metmom]

muslims ruin everything and the stupid Europeans capitulate to try to appease them.

Appeasement never works. It’s just blood in the water to muslims.

[Carriage Hill]

“...thugs battle in the streets...”

Guess who...

[Flag_This]

”Guess who...”

Montagues and the Capulets?