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Israeli fans assaulted: Amsterdam cops detain 10 over 'anti-semitic' attack

Amsterdam Mayor condemns anti-Semitic attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans; 10 suspects detained.
Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters demonstrate

Amsterdam: Amsterdam police on Friday said ten people were in custody after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were attacked by what Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema described as "anti-semitic hit-and-run squads".

"This is a very dark moment for the city, for which I am deeply ashamed," Halsema said at a news conference.

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"Anti-semitic criminals attacked and assaulted visitors to our city, in hit-and-run actions," Halsema said, adding perpetrators had managed to escape a large police presence.

—Reuters

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