- Reuters -
 
Dutch police  detained two suspects after a disturbance at a Remembrance Day ceremony  on Tuesday that injured 30 people and forced security officers to escort  Queen Beatrix hastily from the scene.During a two-minute silence for victims of war  at the war memorial in Amsterdam, someone yelled an unintelligible  remark which caused panic and confusion among the crowd. More than 30 people were hurt, most of them  trampled underfoot or falling against safety barriers, Prime Minister  Jan Peter Balkenende said. Police detained two suspects. Queen Beatrix reappeared shortly after the  incident. Just over a year ago the  queen was the target of an attack on the April 30 Queen's Day national  holiday when a Dutchman rammed his car into onlookers at a royal parade  in the city of Apeldoorn, killing himself and seven others. Security was tightened at this year's  Queen's Day event last Friday and also at Tuesday's Remembrance Day  ceremony.
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