Dutch police open fire at teenage tractor driver during farmer protest
India Today
During farm protests against the government proposal to slash emissions of pollutants like nitrogen oxide, the Dutch police opened fire at a 16-year-old boy in a tractor and detained three demonstrators in the northern Netherlands.
During a heated day of farm protests, the Dutch police opened fire at a 16-year-old boy in a tractor and detained three demonstrators in the northern Netherlands.
Police in northern Friesland said on Wednesday that no one was hurt in the incident that involved warning shots and direct targeting of a tractor that broke free from a line. They claimed that he tried to drive his tractor into police cars.
The National Criminal Investigation Service (Rijksrecherch) said that an investigation into the incident will be conducted as a result of officers discharging their weapons.
Dutch Police in Heerenveen fire shots at a farmer who is protesting the government’s plan to cut nitrogen emissions by 50-95%. (Read: send cattle to the slaughterhouse). The Greenies appear to have gone nuts. Take a look at the incident:pic.twitter.com/VwEYpPbziR
Farmers are protesting against the new government plans to cut nitrogen emissions as they fear it would hurt their livelihoods.
