The demonstrations come days after the US midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats promising to clamp down on data centers.

The demonstrations come days after the US midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats promising to clamp down on data centers.

Protesters broke into a construction site for a new Microsoft data center in Amsterdam on Friday, with some climbing a crane and setting off flares, the latest action in a growing anti-data center movement sweeping Europe.

AMSTERDAM, Nov 6 : Protesters broke into a Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam on Friday.The incident occurred during a demonstration against the facility on the outskirts of the Dutch capital. Around 100 people made it on the construction site, a Reuters witness saw.

AMSTERDAM, Nov 6 : Protesters broke into a Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam on Friday.The incident occurred during a demonstration against the facility on the outskirts of the Dutch capital. Around 100 people made it on the construction site, a Reuters witness saw.