Israeli fans were attacked after the Europa League match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday. Dutch police said Friday they had arrested 62 people after the clashes, which left at least five injured.
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Macron condemns violence reminiscent of “the most outrageous hours in history”
Emmanuel Macron “strongly condemned” on Friday the “violence against Israeli citizens in Amsterdam” which, according to him, recall “the most shameful hours in history”.
“I send my support to the injured. France will continue to fight relentlessly against odious anti-Semitism“, reacted the French president on of the “unacceptable anti-Semitic attacks“.
All Israelis who were not heard from after the violence on the sidelines of the match have been located, the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
“All Israelis unaccounted for in Amsterdam have been located“, the ministry said in a press release, after allegations on social networks of a possible hostage-taking.