Thunberg detained twice at Dutch climate protest
The Peninsula
The Hague: Dutch police twice detained climate activist Greta Thunberg on Saturday after a group of marchers blocked a main road in The Hague to prote...
The Hague: Dutch police twice detained climate activist Greta Thunberg on Saturday after a group of marchers blocked a main road in The Hague to protest against fossil fuel subsidies.
Police said more than 400 people were arrested including 12 for incitement. Activists said Thunberg had been freed.
Thunberg, 21, joined hundreds of protesters on a walk from The Hague city centre to the A12 highway that connects the seat of the Dutch government with other cities including Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht.
The march was organised by the Extinction Rebellion (XR) environmental group -- who previously swarmed the highway and blocked traffic for hours before being sprayed by police water cannon and taken away.
On Saturday however, dozens of police, some on horseback, stopped the group from accessing the motorway, warning that "violence could be used" should the marchers try to get onto the road.
