Protesting the proposed new environmental regulations
Farmers break through a police cordon outside the home of the Dutch environment minister
Farmers stop their tractors in front of the House of Representatives in The Hague.
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Farmers block the streets.
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The police had difficulty controlling the protesters.
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Agricultural tractors crowded the streets and disrupted traffic.
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Farmers brought their cows to participate in the protest.
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Farmers protesting proposed new environmental regulations in the Netherlands used a tractor to break through the police cordon outside the home of Environment Minister Christian Van der Waal last night.
And the police announced in a tweet on the social networking site "Twitter", Tuesday evening, that a police car was damaged, and that a mud tank had been emptied in the accident that occurred in the town of Heerden, east of the capital, Amsterdam.
The police described the situation as dangerous and unacceptable, and said that all red lines had been crossed.
The Dutch news agency ANP quoted a police spokesman as saying that the protest was brought back under control shortly afterwards, and that the minister was not at her home at the time.
Earlier, farmers organized a march that included dozens of tractors and two cows, and headed to the parliament building in The Hague, to protest against the government's plans to reduce carbon emissions, and roadblocks on Monday caused a traffic jam, during which long lines of vehicles formed on the roads, in some parts of the country.
Demonstrators also burned large quantities of straw on the side of highways.
The clouds of smoke made it difficult for motorists to see the road.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte condemned the protesters' actions, saying in The Hague: "It is not acceptable in this country to create dangerous situations, block roads or intimidate politicians."
Protesters also burned large amounts of straw on the side of highways, and clouds of smoke made it extremely difficult for motorists to see the road.
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