Thousands take part in 'banned' coronavirus demo in Amsterdam
2 years, 11 months ago

Thousands take part in 'banned' coronavirus demo in Amsterdam

Dutch News  

Several thousand people marched through Amsterdam on Sunday afternoon to protest about the government’s coronavirus measures, even though the demonstration had been banned by the city’s mayor because of police concerns about public safety. Police ordered the demonstrators who turned up on the Museumplein to leave and there was a heavy police presence, with riot police vans parked in neighbouring streets since early morning. After leaving the Museumplein, many of the demonstrators marched to Westerpark where the far right Forum voor Democratie was holding a rally to kick off their local election campaign. That rally was allowed because it had been agreed in advance and the organisers said they would enforce social distancing, the city council said in a short statement on Sunday afternoon.

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Pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam ends peacefully
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam ends peacefully

NL Times  

Hundreds of demonstrators participated in a pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam on Saturday, marching from the Stopera to Museumplein after city authorities banned the event from its originally planned location at Dam Square. The march began at 4 p.m. at the Stopera, following a court ruling upholding the city’s decision to prohibit the protest at Dam Square due to safety concerns …

Amsterdam faces rising tensions over policing protests and violence
1 month ago

Amsterdam faces rising tensions over policing protests and violence

NL Times  

Pro-Palestinian protests at University of Amsterdam locations that devolved into violent clashes with police earlier this year became unwieldy because of the presence of "malicious rioters" who blended in among the "well-intentioned demonstrators." Responding officers had difficulty identifying those who only wanted the situation to escalate for their own reasons from peaceful protestors, the Amsterdam police force said in a …

Amsterdam protesters pressing excessive force charges against police, lawyer says
1 month, 1 week ago

Amsterdam protesters pressing excessive force charges against police, lawyer says

NL Times  

Demonstrators who participated in a banned Palestine-support protest in Amsterdam on Wednesday will be pressing charges of excessive force and police brutality against the police. Several protesters described to NOS how terrified they were when the riot police suddenly started chasing them and hitting them with batons after dropping them off at the Westelijke Havengebied by bus. There, according to …

Police halt illegal pro-Palestine demo in central Amsterdam
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1 month, 1 week ago

Police halt illegal pro-Palestine demo in central Amsterdam

Dutch News  

Amsterdam police picked up 281 people who attended an illegal demonstration in support of Palestine on the Dam in the centre of the city on Wednesday night. Footage posted on social media shows riot police hitting one group of demonstrators as they left the bus, and the police have said they are investigating the incident. The demonstration ban, due to …

281 arrested at banned protest on Amsterdam Dam Square; Footage of police brutality
1 month, 1 week ago

281 arrested at banned protest on Amsterdam Dam Square; Footage of police brutality

NL Times  

The police arrested 281 people at a banned Palestine-support protest on Dam Square in Amsterdam on Wednesday evening. Videos are circulating on social media showing riot police officers shouting at released protesters and beating them with batons. “Videos are circulating on social media showing members of the riot police taking action against protests who have just been thrown out of …

Amsterdam police warn of fresh calls for unrest a day after rioters torch a tram
1 month, 1 week ago

Amsterdam police warn of fresh calls for unrest a day after rioters torch a tram

LA Times  

In this image taken from a video, police officers in riot gear patrol a street in Amsterdam on Monday. A senior police officer warned Tuesday of calls for more rioting in Amsterdam, after dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire Monday night as the city faces tensions following violence last week targeting fans of …

Amsterdam warns of new calls for unrest after violence around Israeli soccer match
1 month, 1 week ago

Amsterdam warns of new calls for unrest after violence around Israeli soccer match

Associated Press  

AMSTERDAM — A senior police officer warned Tuesday of calls for more rioting in Amsterdam, after dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire Monday night and the city faces tensions following violence last week targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club. The Amsterdam mayor, chief of police and top public prosecutor published a report …

Protesters arrested for defying demonstration ban in Amsterdam
1 month, 1 week ago

Protesters arrested for defying demonstration ban in Amsterdam

Dutch News  

Around 50 people have been arrested after taking part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Amsterdam, defying a ban on protests in the city centre in the wake of last week’s attacks on supporters of Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Police used batons and riot shields to push back a crowd of more than 300 demonstrators that gathered in Dam …

Over 50 arrested at illegal protest on Dam Square
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Over 50 arrested at illegal protest on Dam Square

NL Times  

The police arrested over 50 protesters at a banned demonstration on Dam Square in Amsterdam on Sunday afternoon. Despite the ban, hundreds of Palestinian-support protesters gathered on Dam Square on Sunday afternoon. After the police had taken away the detainees and the other demonstrators by bus, calm returned to the square at around 5:00 p.m. A few hours before the …

Pro-Palestinian protesters detained after defying Amsterdam ban
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters detained after defying Amsterdam ban

Al Jazeera  

Dutch police detained dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in Amsterdam on Sunday after they defied a demonstration ban put in place in the wake of violence instigated by Israeli football supporters. Dutch activist Frank van der Linde applied for an urgent permit to demonstrate on the city’s famous Dam Square despite a temporary ban on protests, announced by Mayor Femke Halsema …

Amsterdam police detain pro-Palestinian protesters at banned demonstration
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amsterdam police detain pro-Palestinian protesters at banned demonstration

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police detained dozens of people Sunday for taking part in a demonstration in central Amsterdam that had been outlawed following violence targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club. The protesters yelled slogans including “Free, free Palestine.” Amsterdam Municipality said on X that police had begun arresting demonstrators who refused to leave the square, which is in …

Amsterdam police arrest pro-Palestine demonstrators for defying protest ban
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amsterdam police arrest pro-Palestine demonstrators for defying protest ban

Al Jazeera  

The ban was imposed after violence involving Israeli football supporters around the Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax game. Dutch police have arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters in Amsterdam after they defied a demonstration ban put in place in the wake of clashes between Israeli football fans and people in the city. Early on Sunday, the Amsterdam District Court upheld …

Amsterdam police detain pro-Palestinian protesters at banned demonstration
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amsterdam police detain pro-Palestinian protesters at banned demonstration

LA Times  

Amsterdam’s Mayor Femke Halsema, center, acting Amsterdam Police Chief Peter Holla, left, and head of the Amsterdam public prosecutor’s office René de Beukelaer hold a news conference after Israeli fans and protesters clashed overnight after a soccer match, in Amsterdam on Friday. Police detained dozens of people Sunday for taking part in a demonstration in central Amsterdam that had been …

Israeli fans ‘ambushed’ in Amsterdam: Dutch police say 5 hospitalised, 62 arrested after violence
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israeli fans ‘ambushed’ in Amsterdam: Dutch police say 5 hospitalised, 62 arrested after violence

Firstpost  

The Dutch and Israeli leaders denounced the violence, and condemnation poured in from Jewish groups. - AP Five people were hospitalised and 62 arrested following violent attacks targeting Israeli fans after a soccer match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, Amsterdam police said on Friday. Following the developments, Israel’s foreign minister has made an urgent diplomatic visit to the Netherlands, …

Amsterdam police say 5 hospitalised and 62 detained after attacks on Israeli football fans
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amsterdam police say 5 hospitalised and 62 detained after attacks on Israeli football fans

The Hindu  

Amsterdam police said on Friday that five people were hospitalised and 62 arrested after what authorities described as systematic violence by antisemitic rioters targeting Israeli fans following a football match. Earlier, a statement issued by the Dutch capital’s municipality, police and prosecution office said that the night “was very turbulent with several incidents of violence aimed at Maccabi supporters’‘ after …

Israeli Soccer Fans Were Attacked In Amsterdam. The Violence Was Condemned As Antisemitic.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israeli Soccer Fans Were Attacked In Amsterdam. The Violence Was Condemned As Antisemitic.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING AMSTERDAM — Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people, Dutch authorities said Friday. “And the police didn’t come to help us.” Another Israeli fan, Alyia Cohen, said upon arriving back in Israel that he would go back …

Police break up pro-Palestine protests in Amsterdam, Utrecht
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Police break up pro-Palestine protests in Amsterdam, Utrecht

Dutch News  

Riot police were again drafted in to break up protests by pro-Palestine supporters in Utrecht and Amsterdam on Wednesday night. In Utrecht, some 40 people were picked up at the university location on the Drift and moved to a new location by bus, but were not arrested, police said early on Thursday morning. The university later issued a statement saying …

Police make 2,400 arrests at A12 demo
1 year, 3 months ago

Police make 2,400 arrests at A12 demo

Dutch News  

Police have arrested 2,400 demonstrators, including dozens of under-18s, after using water cannon on a banned protest by Extinction Rebellion activists on the A12 motorway near The Hague. In the meantime, they have been denied and trivialised.” Tax breaks and perks given to polluting companies are described as “fossil fuel subsidies” and a Friends of the Earth Netherlands report last …

Police make 2,400 arrests at A12 demo
1 year, 3 months ago

Police make 2,400 arrests at A12 demo

Dutch News  

Police have arrested 2,400 demonstrators, including dozens of under-18s, after using water cannon on a banned protest by Extinction Rebellion activists on the A12 motorway near The Hague. In the meantime, they have been denied and trivialised.” Tax breaks and perks given to polluting companies are described as “fossil fuel subsidies” and a Friends of the Earth Netherlands report last …

Demonstrations lead to police using more force and weapons last year
2 years, 8 months ago

Demonstrations lead to police using more force and weapons last year

Dutch News  

Dutch police used force in 18,477 separate incidents last year, up 2,000 on 2020, according to new police figures. The police came into action in almost 15 million registered incidents last year and used force in just 0.12% of them. At one point the UN’s special rapporteur on torture described video showing Dutch riot police restraining a demonstrator during a …

Demonstrations lead to police using more force and weapons last year
2 years, 8 months ago

Demonstrations lead to police using more force and weapons last year

Dutch News  

Dutch police used force in 18,477 separate incidents last year, up 2,000 on 2020, according to new police figures. The police came into action in almost 15 million registered incidents last year and used force in just 0.12% of them. At one point the UN’s special rapporteur on torture described video showing Dutch riot police restraining a demonstrator during a …

The Hague lorry drivers' coronavirus demo ends peacefully
2 years, 10 months ago

The Hague lorry drivers' coronavirus demo ends peacefully

Dutch News  

The truckers’ demonstration against the coronavirus rules in the centre of The Hague ended peacefully on Saturday afternoon, after police ordered them to leave the area. The demonstration had been largely without problems although several drivers were fined for not complying with traffic rules and two people were arrested after a minor incident, Nu.nl said. Lorry and van drivers blocked …

The Hague lorry drivers' coronavirus demo ends peacefully
2 years, 10 months ago

The Hague lorry drivers' coronavirus demo ends peacefully

Dutch News  

The truckers’ demonstration against the coronavirus rules in the centre of The Hague ended peacefully on Saturday afternoon, after police ordered them to leave the area. The demonstration had been largely without problems although several drivers were fined for not complying with traffic rules and two people were arrested after a minor incident, Nu.nl said. Lorry and van drivers blocked …

Truck protest leaves The Hague without incident; Covid demonstration on Sunday
2 years, 10 months ago

Truck protest leaves The Hague without incident; Covid demonstration on Sunday

NL Times  

The mayor of The Hague has canceled the unannounced trucker demonstration by “Convoy for Freedom Netherlands” and gave protesters until 3:30 p.m. to leave. A municipality spokesperson said earlier that demonstrators were given plenty of time to spread their message: “The municipality wants to make the city easily accessible again for normal traffic, shoppers, entrepreneurs and public transport.” Many of …

Mayors blunt theatre hairdresser protest, say they will enforce Covid rules
2 years, 11 months ago

Mayors blunt theatre hairdresser protest, say they will enforce Covid rules

Dutch News  

The mayors of the Netherlands’ biggest cities say they will act to enforce the coronavirus rules during Wednesday’s protests to draw attention to the continued closure of museums, theatres and cinemas. ‘No matter what they feel about the cultural sector, this does conflict with the coronavirus rules.’ Some 70 museums, theatres and cinemas all over the country are staging a …

Mayors blunt theatre hairdresser protest, say they will enforce Covid rules
2 years, 11 months ago

Mayors blunt theatre hairdresser protest, say they will enforce Covid rules

Dutch News  

The mayors of the Netherlands’ biggest cities say they will act to enforce the coronavirus rules during Wednesday’s protests to draw attention to the continued closure of museums, theatres and cinemas. ‘No matter what they feel about the cultural sector, this does conflict with the coronavirus rules.’ Some 70 museums, theatres and cinemas all over the country are staging a …

Amsterdam agrees to let coronavirus demonstration go ahead
2 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam agrees to let coronavirus demonstration go ahead

Dutch News  

Amsterdam’s mayor and local police have agreed to let a demonstration against the coronavirus rules go ahead on Sunday, but warn they will intervene if protestors do not stick to agreements. The Olympic Stadium area, Oosterpark and Westerpark, where protestors will gather before marching to Museumplein, have been designated as ‘at risk locations’, allowing police to stop and search anyone …

Amsterdam agrees to let coronavirus demonstration go ahead
2 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam agrees to let coronavirus demonstration go ahead

Dutch News  

Amsterdam’s mayor and local police have agreed to let a demonstration against the coronavirus rules go ahead on Sunday, but warn they will intervene if protestors do not stick to agreements. The Olympic Stadium area, Oosterpark and Westerpark, where protestors will gather before marching to Museumplein, have been designated as ‘at risk locations’, allowing police to stop and search anyone …

Anti-coronavirus measures protesters march through Amsterdam, unite at Museumplein
2 years, 11 months ago

Anti-coronavirus measures protesters march through Amsterdam, unite at Museumplein

NL Times  

Several thousands of protesters rallying against the government's coronavirus policy took the streets in Amsterdam again on Sunday. The demonstration takes place under the motto "Commemoration of the Coffee Battle," referring to a protest last January that turned into a riot and led to the arrest of 143 people. Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema issued an urgent appeal to the demonstrators …

Protests against Covid measures held in various Dutch cities
2 years, 11 months ago

Protests against Covid measures held in various Dutch cities

NL Times  

Demonstrations against the coronavirus measures were held in multiple cities on Wednesday evening. The participants marched through the streets of Utrecht, Sittard, Maastricht, Sneek, and Roermond, carrying lights like torches and lanterns and demanding that shops and restaurants be reopened, among other things. According to spokespersons for the organizers, the action is an advance on the announced openings of shops …

Thousands take part in 'banned' coronavirus demo in Amsterdam
2 years, 11 months ago

Thousands take part in 'banned' coronavirus demo in Amsterdam

Dutch News  

Several thousand people marched through Amsterdam on Sunday afternoon to protest about the government’s coronavirus measures, even though the demonstration had been banned by the city’s mayor because of police concerns about public safety. Police ordered the demonstrators who turned up on the Museumplein to leave and there was a heavy police presence, with riot police vans parked in neighbouring …

Thousands gather in Amsterdam despite demonstration ban
2 years, 11 months ago

Thousands gather in Amsterdam despite demonstration ban

LA Times  

Thousands of people in the capital of the Netherlands defied a ban and gathered Sunday for a demonstration against the Dutch government’s coronavirus lockdown measures before police pushed the crowd off an Amsterdam square. The local government had outlawed the protest, saying police had indications some demonstrators might be planning to attend “prepared for violence.” The municipality later issued an …

Multiple arreseted during illegal anti-coronavirus measures protest; one person injured
2 years, 11 months ago

Multiple arreseted during illegal anti-coronavirus measures protest; one person injured

NL Times  

Police arrested multiple people who attended an illegal protest on the Museumplein and a police dog injured at least one person. Police unions said next time the riot police go on strike; they would only intervene if the public order was severely endangered. a party spokesperson said The Amsterdam municipality announced that the protest in Westerpark was permitted, however, with …

COVID protests in Netherlands turn violent for a second night
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID protests in Netherlands turn violent for a second night

Al Jazeera  

Rioters in The Hague pelt police with stones and fireworks as protests over COVID measures continue. Five police officers were injured in the Netherlands and at least 40 people were arrested across three provinces as violent protests against COVID restrictions continued for a second night. The unrest came a day after police opened fire on protesters in Rotterdam amid what …

Dutch police fire shots as COVID protests rock Rotterdam
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch police fire shots as COVID protests rock Rotterdam

Al Jazeera  

Dozens arrested and seven injured after protests against partial lockdown turn violent. The Dutch city’s Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb told reporters in the early hours of Saturday morning that “on a number of occasions the police felt it necessary to draw their weapons to defend themselves” as rioters ran rampage through the port city’s central shopping district, setting fires and throwing …

Thousands protest at Covid rules in The Hague, as hospital admissions rise again
3 years, 1 month ago

Thousands protest at Covid rules in The Hague, as hospital admissions rise again

Dutch News  

Thousands of people paraded through the centre of The Hague on Sunday afternoon to protest at the coronavirus measures currently in place in the Netherlands. Their number included a number of supporters of extreme-right group Voorpost, identified by their use of the the Prinsen flag – an orange, white and blue version of the Dutch flag used by the Dutch …

Over 1,000 people pick up coronavirus at the Amsterdam Dance Event
3 years, 1 month ago

Over 1,000 people pick up coronavirus at the Amsterdam Dance Event

Dutch News  

Health board staff have traced over 1,000 cases of coronavirus back to last month’s Amsterdam Dance Event. ‘People from abroad were also at the event and we don’t know about any infections they may have either.’ The ADE was held from October 13 to 17 and some 300,000 tickets were sold for the various shows and dance parties all over …

25,000 march through Amsterdam to protest about the coronavirus pass
3 years, 2 months ago

25,000 march through Amsterdam to protest about the coronavirus pass

Dutch News  

Some 25,000 people marched through central Amsterdam on Sunday in protest at the coronavirus measures, despite the wet weather. The demonstration began on Dam square in the centre of the Dutch capital before moving off for a five kilometre protest march. At one point, a gallows could be clearly seen on social media photographs and was used to direct threats …

More than 20,000 people took part in Amsterdam march, officials say
3 years, 3 months ago

More than 20,000 people took part in Amsterdam march, officials say

Dutch News  

More than 20,000 people took part in Sunday’s demonstration against the government’s coronavirus rules, city officials say. The demonstrators ranged from people claiming the government is creating ‘medical apartheid’ by introducing coronavirus passes for events, to anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists, and extreme right-wing groups. Others chanted ‘love, freedom, no dictatorship’ and several demonstrators wore the yellow star which Jews were forced …

More than 20,000 people took part in Amsterdam march, officials say
3 years, 3 months ago

More than 20,000 people took part in Amsterdam march, officials say

Dutch News  

More than 20,000 people took part in Sunday’s demonstration against the government’s coronavirus rules, city officials say. The demonstrators ranged from people claiming the government is creating ‘medical apartheid’ by introducing coronavirus passes for events, to anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists, and extreme right-wing groups. Others chanted ‘love, freedom, no dictatorship’ and several demonstrators wore the yellow star which Jews were forced …

Over 20,000 people at anti-Covid measures protest in Amsterdam
3 years, 3 months ago

Over 20,000 people at anti-Covid measures protest in Amsterdam

NL Times  

More than 20,000 protesters marched in a large parade through the center of Amsterdam on Sunday afternoon to demonstrate against the coronavirus measures, the municipality said. "The demonstration happened without major incidents and the atmosphere was friendly," said a spokesperson fro the municipality. According to the organizer of the demonstration, about sixty organizations took part in the march, which also …

Amsterdam urges protestors to stay away from too-busy Covid demo
3 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam urges protestors to stay away from too-busy Covid demo

Dutch News  

Amsterdam officials have urged people to stop coming to the Dam in the centre of the city to take part in a demonstration against the coronavirus rules because it is already too busy. Several thousand people – up to 10,000 according to city officials – had gathered in the area by midday and then moved off to march along a …

Amsterdam urges protestors to stay away from too-busy Covid demo
3 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam urges protestors to stay away from too-busy Covid demo

Dutch News  

Amsterdam officials have urged people to stop coming to the Dam in the centre of the city to take part in a demonstration against the coronavirus rules because it is already too busy. Several thousand people – up to 10,000 according to city officials – had gathered in the area by midday and then moved off to march along a …

Dozens arrested as King’s Day grew rowdier; Like “coronavirus no longer existed”
3 years, 7 months ago

Dozens arrested as King’s Day grew rowdier; Like “coronavirus no longer existed”

NL Times  

Dozens of people were arrested and several people were injured in clashes between police and citizens at the end of King’s Day. People “pretended that coronavirus no longer existed,” said Eric Lakenman who leads an association of street enforcement security workers. "It turns out that discipline was hard to find at many times, especially in the big cities," said police …

Anti-lockdown protests in UK: 36 arrested after demonstrators clash with police in London
3 years, 9 months ago

Anti-lockdown protests in UK: 36 arrested after demonstrators clash with police in London

Firstpost  

London: London police arrested dozens of people Saturday after thousands turned out in the British capital to protest against ongoing coronavirus lockdown restrictions, with the city’s police force in the spotlight over its officer’s conduct after a series of recent incidents. The Metropolitan Police Service said it had made 36 arrests, most for breaching months-old virus regulations that outlaw leaving …

Riot police break up second Amsterdam anti-coronavirus demo
3 years, 9 months ago

Riot police break up second Amsterdam anti-coronavirus demo

Dutch News  

For the second day in a row riot police used water canon to break up an illegal demonstration by anti-coronavirus measure campaigners in Amsterdam’s museum district. Campaign group Nederland in Verzet had called for the demonstration – ostensibly to drink a cup of coffee for freedom – in defiance of mayor Femke Halsema’s ban. Elsewhere in the city, some 500 …

Three injured, 20 arrests in coronavirus demonstration
3 years, 9 months ago

Three injured, 20 arrests in coronavirus demonstration

Dutch News  

Three people were reportedly injured and there were some 20 arrests when police stepped in to break up a demonstration against the government’s coronavirus strategy in The Hague on Sunday. In a press release, police said that there were more than the 200 permitted demonstrators, they were not following coronavirus distancing rules, ignored warnings to go home, and some threw …

28 arrested at anti-lockdown protest in Amsterdam
3 years, 9 months ago

28 arrested at anti-lockdown protest in Amsterdam

NL Times  

The riot police broke up another protest against the coronavirus lockdowon on the Museumplein in Amsterdam on Sunday. 28 were arrested - three for public violence, seven for ignoring police orders, and the rest for breaking coronavirus rules, a police spokesperson confirmed to NU.nl. Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema, the police, and local prosecutor disbanded the demonstration earlier on Sunday afternoon …

Sharp rise in new coronavirus cases, officials close overcrowded Amsterdam park
3 years, 9 months ago

Sharp rise in new coronavirus cases, officials close overcrowded Amsterdam park

Dutch News  

Public health institute RIVM recorded 5,048 new cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, almost 600 above the weekly average and the biggest daily increase in a month. The number of positive tests has been rising in recent days and was up 19% in the seven days to Tuesday, prompting the RIVM to talk of a ‘third …

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