Farmers all across the Netherlands have banded together in recent weeks to protest newly proposed emission cuts that would devastate the livestock industry, with farmers shutting down major city centers, distribution centers, airports, and more across the small European country.
On Tuesday evening, police fired upon farmers in their tractors.
Police said that they were responding to a “threatening situation” in which farmers were attempting to drive their tractors into officers and service vehicles at just before 11 pm.
According to Friesland police, officers issued warning shots as well as more targeted shots.
One tractor was shot, with the tractor being stopped shortly after. Three people were arrested, and no injuries were reported.
Due to shots being fired, The Rijksrecherche, the Dutch government’s internal investigator, has been requested to conduct an investigation into the matter.
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