Dutch police removed Extinction Rebellion activists from the A12 near Zevenaar on Saturday morning after the group blocked the highway, according to Hart van Nederland. Broadcaster NOS reported that the climate activists occupied the road at this location, a shift from the group's earlier actions. Officers from the mobile unit (ME) took the demonstrators off the roadway, NU reported.
Roughly 100 campaigners were detained during the action, according to ad.nl. De Telegraaf also reported that the ME cleared the activists from the A12 at Zevenaar. The reports did not specify how long the road was blocked or whether traffic was diverted.
The A12 has been a recurring target for Extinction Rebellion, which has staged repeated blockades on the highway in recent years. Saturday's action near Zevenaar marks the latest in that series, though the available reporting does not detail what the group demanded this time or how the blockade was organised.
Authorities have not yet said what will happen to those detained. It is also unclear whether any of the roughly 100 people held will face charges or how long they will be kept in custody.
What to watch next: whether Dutch prosecutors announce charges against those detained, and whether Extinction Rebellion plans further blockades on the A12.