国际英语新闻:Mayor ends "Yellow Vest" protest in The Hague

THE HAGUE, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Mayor Pauline Krikke of The Hague has put an end to a protest by about 150 to 200 people wearing Yellow Vests on Saturday in the city.

At the order of the mayor, the police called on the protesters to end the demonstration and they obeyed and left.

The protest in the center of The Hague was grim, with the demonstrators throwing fireworks and smoke bombs. When they walked towards the town hall, the police intervened.

There was a confrontation between police and activists in the shopping area in the city center. The police managed to prevent the demonstrators from entering the shopping area and arrested a total of eight protesters.

No one got wounded, according to the police.

The demonstrators in Yellow Vests protested, among other things, against the Dutch government. Earlier this month, they also protested in a quiet and minor demonstration in the city, in which three arrests were made.