Thousands of protesters organized by the group Extinction Rebellion have blocked part of a major road in the city of The Hague to protest against Dutch government subsidies for fossil fuels.
Police used water cannons to disperse the protest. (Source: Shutterstock)
Dutch police said more than 1,500 people took part in a protest organized by the Extinction Rebellion group in The Hague on May 27.
The activists blocked part of a major road in the city, in protest against the Dutch government's fossil fuel subsidies, the statement said.
Police used water cannons to disperse the crowd, and arrested "a total of 1,579 people, of whom 40 will be prosecuted," on various charges, including vandalism.
Extinction Rebellion said about 7,000 people took part in the protest.
This is the seventh time the organization has held a protest in the same area in The Hague, close to the National Assembly and key public institutions.
The Dutch news agency ANP said this was the protest with the highest number of arrests ever in the country.
Aaron Pereira, a spokesman for Extinction Rebellion, said the activist group will continue to hold protests against government subsidies to the fossil fuel industry every month or two.
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