Amsterdam extends emergency decree, banning protests until Thursday

THE HAGUE, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Amsterdam extended on Sunday an emergency decree banning all protests in the city until Thursday, in response to a spate of violence targeting fans of the Israeli soccer team Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The unrest started on Wednesday night when Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters took down a Palestinian flag from a house in central Amsterdam, leading to confrontations with pro-Palestinian demonstra