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Amsterdam (AP) — Dutch police shot a tractor A night of intense farm protests and detention of three demonstrators, the latest incident of a series of protests against the government's plans to reduce the emissions of pollutants that many farmers fear could hurt their lives.
Police in Nord Friesland said Wednesday that no one was injured in an incident involving alert shooting and direct targeting of off-line tractors. Police said their car and police had an attempt to drive a car.
Due to the shooting, the official investigation of the case has begun.
Dutch farmers, angry with the government's plans to reduce emissions, have blocked roads and supermarket distribution centers for several days, causing fear of food shortages.
Concerns among Dutch farmers were caused by a government proposal to reduce emissions of pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and ammonia by 50% by 2030. The provincial government has been given a year to develop a plan to achieve the goal.
Reforms are expected to include the reduction of livestock and the acquisition of farms where animals produce large amounts of ammonia. Farmers claim that they have been unfairly targeted and have not been given any prospects for their future.
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