Extinction rebellion (xr) articles
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Extinction Rebellion plan to blockade A10 on Kings Day
Campaign group Extinction Rebellion is planning a new attempt to close Amsterdam’s A10 ring road, this time scheduled to take place on Kings Day, when police resources are most stretched. The group said in a statement on Tuesday that it would attempt to block the motorway at midday unless king Willem-Alexander gave a statement condemning the way the fossil fuel industry is financed. The last attempt to close the road failed when police towed away cars that were being used to halt traffic....
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Amsterdam police chief criticizes planned Extinction Rebellion roadblock on King's Day
The planned roadblock from Extinction Rebellion (XR) on King's Day "looks a bit like pestering police, or pestering the mayor, or pestering Amsterdam," said Amsterdam police chief Frank Paauw. He is unhappy that activists "are going to see how far they can go on a day that the police are at their busiest," Paauw said on the TV show Op1.
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Marshall Ramsey: Rebellion
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