Sunday, September 14, 2014

15 Sticky Photos of Amsterdam's Tomato Fest

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Food fights are certainly one way to get a point across


Dutch people gathered in Amsterdam for Tomato Fest (or Tomatengevecht) on Sunday to protest Russia's embargo on foods imported from the European Union, according to CNN. Russia imposed the embargo in response to western sanctions against the country



In Amsterdam's Dam Square, protestors gathered for an hour to stomp, squish and smear 120,000 tomatoes deemed unfit for human consumption


About 1,000 participants purchased tickets at 15 euros ($19) each, with proceeds from Tomato Fest going toward tomato growers hurt by the Russian sanctions, according to the Associated Press. Read more...


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