Dozens of tractors taken off the road, emergency order in force in The Hague | inland

Mar 11, 2023 at 8:19 AMUpdate: 4 minutes ago

The police took dozens of tractors off the road this morning on the N11 near Alphen aan den Rijn. They were on their way to The Hague for a demonstration. An emergency order has been in effect in the municipality since this morning. Tractors that want to be turned away or led away from the city limits into the city.

The farmers, led by the Farmers Defense Force (FDF), are demonstrating, among other things, against the rules to limit nitrogen emissions. The forced buy-out of farmers in the vicinity of nature reserves is also on the table.

FDF has informed the municipality of The Hague that it will come with 25,000 people. The municipality says there is no maximum number of participants. There may be two symbolic agricultural vehicles next to the stage.

These demonstrations got out of hand earlier, so The Hague issued an emergency order this morning. Farmers who want to demonstrate with their tractors are sent back and, if necessary, directed elsewhere from the city limits.

The police have now removed dozens of tractors from the road on the N11 near Alphen aan den Rijn. Farmers in tractors were also on their way to The Hague in the Westland, reports the ANWB. They have been sent back.

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