Dutch police use water cannon to clear climate protesters from highway

Dutch police on Saturday used water cannon to clear several hundred people blocking a major highway in The Hague to protest government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. Saturday was the 8th consecutive day of protests.

Dutch police on Saturday used water cannon to clear several hundred people blocking a major highway in The Hague to protest government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. "All protesters who were blocking the A12 (highway) have been removed," police said in a statement.

Led by Extinction Rebellion, protesters have vowed to continue blocking the highway every day until policy is changed. Saturday was the 8th consecutive day of protests.