#ExtinctionRebellion #protest in Netherlands ends with 1,500 arrested

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65735289

Extinction Rebellion accused police of using water cannon just 15 minutes after the start of the blockade - but police said they had asked the activists to leave and gave them a chance to do so before using the water cannon.

The 1,579 people who refused to leave were then arrested.

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