Some twenty people wearing balaclavas stormed the sports Faster Gate, where since Wednesday 148 refugees including 51 children are cared for. They threw fireworks bombs and eggs and pushed down fences.
“What in Woerden has happened is totally unacceptable. Refugees and staff must feel safe. From people you stay away. Those responsible for this should be dealt with harshly,” said the prime minister.
Secretary of State Dijkhoff Asylum Affairs is also shocked by the incident. In response to the storming Dijkhoff talked about “sad scenes” and he called “such violence unacceptable.” Offenders must be dealt with severely according to the State Secretary.
Traumatic
The mayor of Woerden, Victor Molkenboer, said Saturday at a news conference that the incident was traumatic for the refugees present. “It has had an enormous impact on the refugees. It evokes traumatic experiences with them,” said Molkenboer.
Video: Reaction mayor Woerden
Confusion
The refugees, who could hear the loud bangs are mainly from Syria, but saw nothing of the attack. Because they do not speak Dutch, originated in confusion.
It was, according to the mayor for a coordinated attack from people who wore the black dressed and balaclavas, but he will not speak of an attack.
Lack of Direction
According Molkenboer the attack is the result of lack of direction in tackling the refugee problem.
“Yes, it is due to the direction of no one, not even in The Hague,” he concludes. “The direction has until Friday really failed. Only Friday is from The Hague gave a start to a direction. We knew last month that we would be faced with refugees. Now it’s time, we will only respond.”
Rutte Molkenboer called short. “He has expressed his disgust over the situation,” said the mayor. “I told him that it is important to provide direction in the Netherlands to a solution.”
Minister Plasterk of Interior said the statements of Mayor Molkenboer Saturday against the radio show Kamerbreed. According to Plasterk has “local government precisely in Woerden show that its ground state,” said Plasterk. Plasterk has Saturday as Prime Minister Mark Rutte had contact with the mayor of Woerden.
Arrests
The emergency shelter for refugees in Woerden on Friday, finally arrested eleven people after they stormed the building . The suspects are between 19 and 35 years old and come from Montfoort, Harmelen, Lopik, Schoonhoven, Utrecht and Woerden.
The attack lasted about twenty minutes. “The police were quickly at the scene and was able to intervene appropriately,” says Molkenboer. Therefore eleven could be arrested. There was at the time of the attack protection at the shelter. The suspects will, according to the mayor in each case “this weekend still continue to get stuck.”
No evidence
Molkenboer stressed that no concrete evidence had been there before for this incident. “Otherwise we would have intervened.” Meanwhile, the security bolt on, but the security was Friday although significant, the mayor says.
“What happened here is unacceptable, do not accept,” emphasizes Molkenboer. “I am very disappointed. I do want to say that most of the inhabitants of Woerden stand behind the decision for shelter and many residents are refugees also helped.”
Security
The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers COA sees following the events in Woerden no reason to tighten security in the refugee camps.
In addition, the shelter in Woerden is the responsibility of the municipality and not the COA. “We regret what happened in Woerden, but if COA we not go on. It is up to the police to determine whether there is in terms of security something to be done,” the COA.
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