VEEN, Netherlands, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Netherlands police said they have arrested 65 people after a youth gang threw bottles and fireworks at fire engines and police cars in the village of Veen.
The authorities reported to the village's main street Monday night after receiving a report of a car fire, DutchNews.nl reported.
The youth gang then began throwing the bottles and fireworks.
Police arrested eight youths when they refused to leave the area while other youths were detained after attempting to escape to a village cafe.
Setting fire to cars in Veen has become a problem during the New Years holiday in recent years, DutchNews.nl said.
Nationwide, more than 1,000 people have been arrested during the holiday festivities for setting fires, fighting and vandalism, police said.
