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HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (LifeSiteNews) — An investigation has reportedly been opened after Dutch police opened fire on a tractor driver as farmers wage a days-long protest against restrictive new environmental regulations that could cost them their livelihoods.
Video footage captured Tuesday night showed a Dutch officer shooting live rounds at a tractor driver as he drove past officers during the multi-day protest.
The police alleged the shots were fired because tractor drivers had “attempted to drive into officers and service vehicles.”
“At about 10:40 p.m., tractor drivers attempted to drive into officers and service vehicles. This happened at the entrance Mercurius/A32 in [Heerenveen]. A threatening situation arose. Warning shots were fired and targeted shots were fired,” Dutch police said in a statement.
The shooting did not reportedly result in any injuries, but officers arrested three people involved in the protest.
In a July 6 tweet, Dutch writer and former university lecturer and lawyer Sietske Bergsma reported that the
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