According to newspaper AD, nine of the pig heads were placed on the fence around the site and the other three were thrown on the ground. There was also a plastic bag full of blood, believed to be the bag the heads were carried in.

A photo of the heads was spread on Twitter along with a message reading: “If democracy fails, people become angry and desperate. Welcome to the hell of Eschmarkerveld”.

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