Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrested in the Netherlands

Dutch authorities have detained prominent climate activist Greta Thunberg, along with several Extinction Rebellion demonstrators, after they occupied a motorway in The Hague.

Thunberg and members of Extinction Rebellion were seen sitting in a waiting bus, while police arrested more people, DW reports citing AFP news agency. The protest was against fossil fuel subsidies.

Dozens of police officers were seen blocking protesters from marching along the A12 motorway leading to the parliament in The Hague.

Protesters from Extinction Rebellion, also known as XR, carried flags and placards to demand an end to fossil fuels along the highway.

"It's important to demonstrate today because we are living in a state of planetary emergency," Thunberg told AFP news agency. "We must do everything to avoid that crisis and to save human lives," she added.

“Companies such as Shell, Tata Steel and KLM receive huge discounts on the use of oil, gas and coal in the Netherlands. In total, this amounts to between 39.7 and 46.4 billion euros per year in the Netherlands alone. Globally, the IMF reserves an amount of $7 trillion for 2022. In this way, the use of energy sources whose emissions drive the climate and ecological crisis is supported and stimulated,” the action group stated in their press release.