Activist Greta Thunberg was arrested in a protest in the Netherlands on Saturday.
Thunberg was among 400 arrested in their attempt to block the A12 motorway in The Hague in protest of Dutch tax breaks to fossil fuel companies. After she was transported from the scene, Thunberg posed for pictures in a law enforcement vehicle flashing a “V” sign for victory.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg flashes a V-sign after being detained and driven off in a bus after joining protestors who blocked a road during a climate protest by Extinction Rebellion and other activists near the Dutch parliament in The Hague, Netherlands, Saturday, April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Law enforcement was able to intervene before the protesters blocked traffic even though some individuals were able to sit on the road.
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