Over 150 Dutch footballs fans arrested over antisemitic Chants en route to match
Dutch police arrested over 150 football supporters for chanting antisemitic slurs.
AT5, a local news station, reported that those arrested were AZ Alkmaar supporters.
The incident occurred close to Ajax Amsterdam’s stadium at a metro station on 6th May.
Amsterdam has had multiple Jewish chairman and is widely viewed in the country as the ‘Jewish club’. Consequently, this was not the first time that supporters of teams playing against Ajax Amsterdam have chanted antisemitic slurs about the team.
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