- Thunberg and a group of marchers blocked a main road on Saturday
Greta Thunberg was detained twice by Dutch police during a protest over fossil fuel in The Hague.
Two burly cops dumped the climate activist into a coach.
The incident happened after Thunberg and a group of marchers blocked a main road in a protest organised by the Extinction Rebellion group.
She had joined hundreds of protesters on a walk down from The Hague's city centre, in the Netherlands, to the A12 arterial highway that connects the seat of the Dutch government with other cities including Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht.
Dozens of police officers, including some on horseback, blocked the group from accessing the motorway, warning that 'violence could be used' should the marchers try to get onto the road.
Greta Thunberg was detained by police officers in the Netherlands
The arrest happened after she joined a group of marchers and blocked a main road in a protest organised by the Extinction Rebellion group
She had joined hundreds of protesters on a walk down from The Hague's city centre, in the Netherlands
They were carrying environmental group flags and placards saying 'The planet is dying!'.
The chanting protesters were then locked in a tense standoff with police who formed a wall of law enforcement.
Thunberg joined in with the chants and slogans during the protest.
'We are living in a state of planetary emergency,' Thunberg told AFP as police blocked marchers.
Some activists, however, found another route and blocked a main road close to the highway where they - including Thunberg - sat down on the tarmac.
Asked whether she was concerned about police action and arrest, Thunberg said: 'Why should I be?'
But shortly afterwards, Thunberg herself was arrested and dragged away by police to a waiting touring bus where she was detained with other activists.
A spokesman for the Public Prosecutor's Office later confirmed the protesters had been detained but later released.
Thunberg and some activists then returned and were arrested again, this time for blocking a nearby traffic intersection, and led away to a waiting police van.
After being in a stand-off with police, some of the activists found another way and blocked a main road close to the highway where they - including Thunberg - sat down on the tarmac
Thunberg was then detained by police officers and taken to a coach
Asked whether she was concerned about police action and arrest, Thunberg said: 'Why should I be?'
A spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion said:
'The international coalition United for Climate Justice will be organizing actions and blockades throughout Europe in the near future with 30 movements from 15 countries.
'Yesterday there were actions and blockades in 10 countries across Europe and the number of actions will continue to increase.
'On May 4, we will join the blockade of XR Belgium with a few hundred Dutch rebels and on the same day there will be further actions and blockades throughout Europe.'
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