Greta Thunberg has been taken away by police as they fired a water cannon at demonstrators protesting against fossil fuels in the Netherlands.
The Swedish climate activist protested alongside members of Extinction Rebellion (XR) as they blocked a busy junction leading onto a motorway in The Hague today.
Footage shows Thunberg and others being sprayed with water after police deployed a cannon before removing the group of about 50 demonstrators.
The climate group had planned another protest in The Hague for tomorrow, but cancelled it due to the heavy gusts of wind forecast for the morning.
XR said in a statement following their blockage: 'The new government's plans are not only disastrous for climate policy, but also in many other areas. Whether it concerns asylum and migration, housing or protecting the rights of marginalised groups.'
Today's protest comes after it was revealed that climate activists in the US and Europe are planning a summer of stunts with demonstrations at airports, banks and the Olympic Games in Paris.
But Extinction Rebellion, once notorious for shutting down bridges over the Thames River in London, have shifted their main focus from mass civil disobedience to building an inclusive grassroots movement.
Gail Bradbrook, XR's co-founder, told AFP their new-look approach to climate activism strived 'to reach more mainstream folks' and do 'the deeper work of local organising'.
But Gabriella Ditton, a spokesperson for the group, said the arrests hadn't deterred them. 'While we face the massive crisis that we are in, we can't stop,' she told AFP.
