The protests by angry farmers are ‘hardening’ and are increasingly being organized by small groups of farmers. “I hope that stops. Otherwise, we will be forced to intervene more vigorously,” said police chief Willem Woelders of the National Unit. The police chief said that yesterday before farmers attacked police vans with hammers and again attacked the home of Minister Van der Wal.
Wout van Arensbergen, Niels Klaassen, Cyril Rosman
29-06-22, 06:00
The farmers have been campaigning since the cabinet presented the plan to reduce nitrogen emissions in the Netherlands on 10 June. Monday and yesterday they blocked several highways, yesterday they also set fire to hay bales in at least five places next to highways. In addition, manure was spread in a nature reserve, an angry farmer cut down a hundred trees, a group of farmers attacked police vans with large wooden hammers and a group of farmers went to the private address of nitrogen minister Van der Wal three times.
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