The police confirmed this on Twitter. The incident happened around 10.40 pm on a slip road of the A32 in Heerenveen. “A threatening situation arose. Warning shots were fired and targeted shots were fired,” the police writes.
A tractor was hit and three suspects were arrested. Because the officers fired shots, the National Criminal Investigation Department is investigating.
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Bullet hole in tractor
Unverified photos and videos of the incident can be seen on social media. It shows, among other things, agents with drawn weapons and is a bullet hole in a tractor visible.
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BBB wants emergency debate on escalation of farmers’ protests
Member of Parliament Caroline van der Plas (BoerBurgerBeweging) wants an emergency debate with Prime Minister Rutte today about the escalation of farmers’ protests.
“I have been warning for an escalation of protests for some time. On Wednesday I want an emergency debate about this with Prime Minister and Minister of J&V (Justice and Security). This is going wrong, I said last week. And it is going wrong.” she said on Twitter.
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Hay bales and car tires on fire
It was not only at Heerenveen that it was restless last night. On the A50 highway near Apeldoorn, the fire brigade briefly extinguished several fires. According to a spokeswoman for the security region, it concerned hay bales and car tires that were on fire.
According to Rijkswaterstaat Traffic Information, protesting farmers threw ‘in great numbers’ hay bales into the verge of the road earlier in the evening and set them on fire.
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The obstructions for shipping in the Princess Margriet Canal, the waterway between Lemmer and Delfzijl, are over. The bridge at Gaarkeuken can open again and will remain open all night to make up for the time lost for professional skippers, says Rijkswaterstaat.
heavy mat
On average, 45 professional ships sail through the canal every day. A total of about ninety professional vessels are affected by the blockage.
The bridge was blocked by farmers with tractors protesting the cabinet’s nitrogen policy. Last night the activists left, but because they had left a heavy mat behind, the bridge still could not open.
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