Pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in central Amsterdam on Wednesday, defying a ban imposed after violence stemming from a football match between Ajax and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.

A multicultural association based in Amsterdam-Oost warned that it learned of the possibility that people might attempt to riot in the city’s eastern district. The Assadaaka Community group issued the appeal against violence on Wednesday evening,

Police have detained dozens of people for taking part in a demonstration in central Amsterdam that had been outlawed following violent clashes targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club.

Dutch police on Tuesday detained several people in Amsterdam defying a protest ban enforced after violent clashes between locals and Israeli soccer fans last week, and who were holding up white banners in front of city hall,