Dozens were reportedly injured as police clashed with environmental activists protesting a giant agricultural irrigation reservoir being built in rural western France.
A police vehicle burns as protesters attend a demonstration called by the collective"Bassines Non Merci" on the construction site of new water storage infrastructure for agricultural irrigation in Sainte-Soline, France Mar. 25, 2023.More than two dozen people were reportedly injured on Saturday as police clashed with environmental activists protesting a giant agricultural irrigation reservoir being built in rural western France.
Video footage from the demonstration showed protesters advancing toward a construction area in clouds of tear gas, as police vehicles burned and people hurled projectiles. Additionally, 23 police officers and six demonstrators suffered minor injuries, Darmanin said, according to the AP.
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