After an unprecedented diplomatic fight between the Netherlands and Turkey, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Sunday he would seek to control the damage caused by the weekend incidents when he prevented two Turkish ministers from campaigning in the Netherlands. “The biggest problem in this case is that Turkey is talking about Turkish citizens who they want to talk to,” Rutte said. “Turkey is a proud nation; the Netherlands is a proud nation. Police in Rotterdam said they arrested 12 people as a demonstration outside the Turkish consulate in the city devolved into rioting. Wessels says seven people were injured in the brief explosion of violence, including one police officer who suffered a broken hand.

Source: National Post March 12, 2017 17:13 UTC