The attacks on Israeli football supporters in Amsterdam this week followed tensions that began brewing days before between the fans and pro-Palestinian activists and other people in the city, a chronology of events showed.
Supporters of Israeli soccer team Maccabi Tel Aviv were targeted for beatings by groups of thugs in the early hours of Friday following a match with Amsterdam's Ajax, the city's mayor Femke Halsema has said.
Among dozens of Israeli supporters who were chased and assaulted, five suffered injuries needing hospital treatment, police said. In all, 63 suspects have been arrested and authorities promised an investigation, as politicians within the country and beyond expressed their condemnation.
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