A water cannon was deployed by Dutch police to disperse anti-immigration demonstrators in the Hague after some protestors began throwing bottles and rocks at police officers.

A a spokesperson for the Hague local government on Saturday said the those targeted by the police water cannon had split from the main demonstration to block a highway.

Held just over a month before the Dutch national elections, the demonstration was organised by right-wing activist Els Rechts.

She campaigns against asylum seekers and for fairer housing policies in the Netherlands.

Translation: Tear gas deployed at Elsfest on the Malieveld

According to local Dutch media, thousands of people joined the protest, which also saw at least one police car set on fire.

Leader of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), Ge

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