THE HAGUE: Police deployed water cannon to disperse thousands of climate activists protesting on a highway in the Netherlands yesterday to demand an e...
People sit next to a water cannon, as climate activists block the A12 highway in The Hague, Netherlands, September 9, 2023. REUTERSPIX: Police deployed water cannon to disperse thousands of climate activists protesting on a highway in the Netherlands yesterday to demand an end to government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry.
More than 10,000 people marched along the A12 highway into The Hague, ignoring warnings from authorities not to block the major traffic artery into the Dutch seat of government.There were no reports of injuries. Extinction Rebellion, which organised the event, has said it will continue to hold protests until the government of the Netherlands stops using public funds to subsidise the oil and gas industry.
“The seas are rising and so are we,” chanted the crowd, which included children and the elderly. - Reuters
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