Dutch protester badly hit by police water cannon

A protester was left bloodied after being hit by a water cannon during attempts by Dutch police to disperse an anti-lockdown demonstration in Eindhoven.

Footage from Dutch organization Ongehoord Nederland showed the woman being slammed into a building by the water cannon's jet which had been aimed towards her and another protester.

Blood streamed down her face as she was led away.

The incident came on Sunday, the second of four consecutive days of unrest in the Netherlands against national coronavirus measures.

Demonstrations began the night after a further 9pm to 4.30am curfew was put in place, and have at times escalated into violence and rioting in cities such as Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Rotterdam.

Dutch police said Wednesday the fourth night of the curfew passed more peacefully than the previous three, but officers still arrested 131 people, mainly for public order offenses and incitement.

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