Moroccan-Dutch youth riot in Amsterdam following fatal incident
Posted Oct 16, 2007 by dpa news in World | 5 comments | 14787 views

Moroccan-Dutch youths rioted in Amsterdam overnight Tuesday.

A group of dozens of youths in the Slotervaart neighbourhood in western Amsterdam set cars on fire, damaged several other cars and threw stones through the windows of a police station.

The riots followed the death of 22-year old Dutch-born Bilal Bajaka, of Moroccan descent.

On Sunday, Bajaka entered the police station of Slotervaart, stabbing two police officers with a knife.

Although having sustained serious injuries, one of the officers, a policewoman, shot and killed her alleged attacker on the spot.

The two police officers were later brought to the hospital where their condition was described as "serious but stable."

The police and Amsterdam municipality officials announced at a press conference Monday that a national investigation had been launched into the incident.

The police also added that Bajaka had a criminal record.

From the age of 13 up to his death on Sunday, the police said, Bajaka had been involved in several major criminal incidents, including armed robberies and a series of violent incidents. He was allegedly part of a criminal gang.

In addition, police said he was personally acquainted with Mohammed Bouyeri, the convicted killer of the late film director Theo van Gogh, as well as with other Moroccan-Dutch terrorist suspects.

Mohammed Bouyeri and the others allegedly involved in terrorist activities also came from the Slotervaart neighbourhood.

The atmosphere in Slotervaart was grim following the police press conference on Monday.

Moroccan-Dutch residents of Slotervaart complained to reporters they were "sick and tired" of continuous "negative news reports" about fellow Moroccan-Dutch, adding they felt increasingly stigmatized.

Several television reporters who came to report on the fatal incident at the police station were threatened by Moroccan-Dutch youths.

Responding to the riots, Ahmed Marcouch, Moroccan-born chairman of the Slotervaart city council, said "it is always the same horrible people spoiling things for everyone."
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Unbelievable, a Moraccan/Dutch crimianal enters a police station and stabs two cops, one a woman and these punks riot because they are tired of being reported on in a bad light. Perhaps if they didn't break the law they wouldn't be stigmatized.

Bless their little violent hearts....

Cities like Amsterdam-London-Paris-Berlin all the major european cities have ghetto type areas were Muslims and North Africans live in hovels,were the last white people left long ago.

For the most part,these areas have major crime and unemployment stats,and to a large part have been abandoned by the Authorities,dangerous places to go into.

So they live in poor neighborhoods, Paul. So what. Lots of people live in poor neighborhoods. This was not about housing or anything else other than a thug who walked into a police station and stabbed two officers. Rather than being concerned that two cops were stabbed by a hoodlum the poor youth seem pissed that they have a negative image. Perhaps if they were less negative in their behavior their image would be better.

Cities like Amsterdam-London-Paris-Berlin all the major european cities have ghetto type areas were Muslims and North Africans live in hovels,were the last white people left long ago.

For the most part,these areas have major crime and unemployment stats,and to a large part have been abandoned by the Authorities,dangerous places to go into.
Is this just commentary with no intent, or are you defending the actions of the rioters? Im not accusing, im just wondering.

I was just outlining what these sort of places are like.

No excuse for what he done,throw the book at him.

No excuse for what he done,throw the book at him.

I think he's a bit past that. :)

I was just outlining what these sort of places are like.

No excuse for what he done,throw the book at him.
if you think it's bad there, you should see Morocco.:rolleyes:

i blame a culture that glorifies violence, and over crowed living conditions. if you put too many animals in too small of a pen they will go insane. humans are the only animal that do it volentarily.:@@:

I think he's a bit past that. :)
:lolhit:

if you think it's bad there, you should see Morocco.:rolleyes:

i blame a culture that glorifies violence, and over crowed living conditions. if you put too many animals in too small of a pen they will go insane. humans are the only animal that do it volentarily.:@@:
I would suggest its the powerful nations of the west who glorify violence more than the poor immigrants who after all,only come north in search of a better life.