Concertgoer arrested by Dutch police dies, prompting inquiry

AMSTERDAM, June 29 (Reuters) - Dutch prosecutors have launched an inquiry into the death of a 42-year-old concertgoer from the Caribbean island of Aruba who was arrested by police at a festival in The Hague.

The man was pinned to the ground by four white male Dutch officers, videos posted on social media showed, prompting comparisons with incidents in the United States that have aroused protest over policing tactics and use of force.

Prosecutors said in a statement on Sunday that the man "became unwell on the way to jail" and was taken to hospital in "critical condition."

But in two videos later posted online he appeared to be unconscious before being loaded into a police van. One officer is seen checking for a pulse.

Prosecutors said he was arrested on Saturday evening because he shouted that he had a gun and then resisted arrest.

"Therefore the police used violence against the man to bring him to the police station," they said in a statement. Prosecutors announced his death in a Hague hospital in a tweet on Sunday.