The Dutch police detained around 700 climate protestors in The Hague on Saturday, and the crowd of demonstrators who caused serious traffic jams for several hours were dispersed with water cannons.
The movement was organized at the request of the climate protection group Extinction Rebellion (XR). The participants We believe in life after oil! they marched towards the A12 highway, which was blockaded, with banners reading The majority of the protesters were then released on the outskirts of the city – Omroep West radio learned.
The XR group organized several similar demonstrations last year to express their protest against the support of fossil fuels in the Netherlands.
Source: nepszava.hu
