BBC.com reports: “Israeli football fans have faced a series of attacks in the centre of Amsterdam, officials say, with riot police having to intervene several times to protect them.

Prime Minister Dick Schoof condemned ‘antisemitic attacks’ and Israel’s military spoke of ‘severe and violent incidents against Israelis’.

Amsterdam’s mayor and authorities said that despite a massive police presence, Israeli fans had been injured in several parts of the Dutch capital.

Supporters of Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv had travelled to Amsterdam for a Europa League match against Ajax.

Amsterdam police said they had begun an investigation into numerous violent incidents and that 62 people had been arrested…”