# Hundreds arrested after Microsoft data center protest turns violent

Source: [Latest from Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/hundreds-arrested-after-microsoft-data-center-protest-turns-violent-stop-dirty-data-centers-coalition-demands-halt-to-ai-data-center-expansion-dutch-police-seize-break-in-tools-suspected-stolen-items-from-construction-site) · 2026-11-08 · Industry
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Amsterdam police have arrested 150 to 200 protesters at a Microsoft data center site on suspicion of trespassing. According to a Facebook post by the authorities [machine translated], tools designed for breaking into the site were seized from the protesters, who were then allowed…

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