Climate activist Greta Thunberg was among the individuals detained by police in The Hague as they removed protesters who were partially blocking a road in the Dutch city. The protest was against Dutch subsidies and tax breaks to companies associated with fossil fuel industries. Thunberg was seen flashing a victory sign as she sat in a bus used by police to transport detained demonstrators from the scene.
The Extinction Rebellion campaign group had planned to block a main highway into The Hague, but a strong police presence, including officers on horseback, initially prevented the activists from accessing the road. Despite this, a small group managed to sit down on another road and were subsequently detained for disregarding police orders to disperse.
