Five more people have been arrested after Israeli football supporters were attacked in Amsterdam in an incident that has been condemned as “antisemitic”.
Dutch police said a further five men from the Netherlands - aged 18 to 37 - have been arrested. Previously, 63 suspects had been arrested.
Early on Friday, gangs of youths on scooters are said to have conducted what Amsterdam’s mayor called “hit and run” attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans that were apparently inspired by calls on social media to target Jewish people.
At least five people were left injured following the attacks, which followed a match between the visiting Israeli team and Ajax Amsterdam.
The attacks were denounced as antisemitic by the Dutch authorities and foreign leaders including Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema described the events as a “black night and a dark day”. She said “Anti-Semitic criminals attacked Jewish visitors,” describing how men on scooters were searching for Maccabi supporters.
Riot police had to intervene several times to protect the fans, and Israel sent extra planes to bring Maccabi supporters home.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof vowed on Monday that the Netherlands would focus all its efforts on bringing those responsible for the “reprehensible” violence to justice.
"The images and reports for Amsterdam and what we've seen this weekend of antisemitic attacks against Israelis and Jews are nothing short of shocking and reprehensible," Schoof told a press conference, adding that police and prosecutors are still piecing together the details of what happened.
Reacting to reports that there had also been altercations between Maccabi supporters and locals before the match on Thursday, Mr Schoof said there was no justification for the violence against Israeli supporters.
Dutch police have said Maccabi fans on Wednesday attacked a taxi and burned a Palestinian flag in Amsterdam. On the day of the game, Maccabi supporters were filmed chanting anti-Arab slogans.
"We are well aware of what happened earlier with Maccabi supporters but we think that's of a different category and we condemn any violence as well, but that is no excuse whatsoever for what happened later on that night in the attacks on Jews in Amsterdam" Mr Schoof said.
