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NETHERLANDS: anti-NATO activists claim forest, build tree houses and tunnels.

category international | environment | news report author Monday January 09, 2006 15:20author by meesen jonathan

- 2 helicopters, 300 dutch and german (!) riot cops, fog grenades... -

Netherlands:
In Schinveld, near the dutch-german border members of "Groenfront" and independent acitivists have occupied a forest and built tree houses for stopping the governments´ plans to build a NATO-air base for AWACS planes.
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At the moment more than 150 activists are in the forest, at least 10 tree houses are already built. Also countless tunnels were built.

Police is on the way.




UPDATE

+ Since 1:00 a police helicopter is flying above the forest

+ Since 1:45 about 20 police vans are in the area, people have been arrested

+ 2:00 a 2nd helicopter

+ 2:10 Ca. 300 Riot Cops attack the camp, shooting with fog grenades. Cops surrounded the camp. people shouting

+ about 100 german riot Cops support netherland police, moving on territory of the netherlands. fire fighters deny to support the police

+ german riot Cops moved back, leaving vehicles, attack systems and so on for the netherland police

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Tithe ar bharr crann!
author by Duinepublication date Mon Jan 09, 2006 16:33author address author phone

Mo ghraidhn sibh, na hOllainnigh!!!

Ach cad chuige an gníomh seo?


Goed gedaan, Nederlanders!!!

Maar waroom deze actie?

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author by :-)publication date Tue Jan 10, 2006 13:14author address author phone

http://indymedia.nl/nl/2006/01/33394.shtml
nascanna go loir.

Á! Tá sé agam anois.
author by Duinepublication date Thu Jan 12, 2006 16:04author address author phone

Go raibh maith agat.

Ar aon nós, deir sé go bhfuil deireadh gnímh ann.
Ghéill an dá ghníomhaí déag do na poilíní Dé Máirt agus gabhadh iad.

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