© Reuters. Protestors participate in a demonstration versus the Lyon-Turin rail web link in between France and also Italy, in Les Chavannes-en-Maurienne, France, June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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PARIS (Reuters) – Twelve authorities were injured on Saturday in encounter demonstrators in France’s Savoie division where a demonstration versus a broadband rail task in the Alps transformed terrible, authorities stated.
Some 2,000 militants, consisting of an approximately 300-strong dark-clad hardcore, remained in the Maurienne Valley challenging a passage for the web link in between Lyon and also the Italian city of Turin.
They tossed rocks at trouble authorities, that reacted with tear gas, and also one demonstrator was injured, regional prefect Francois Ravier informed a press conference.
” The day is not over, we stay sensible and also mobilised,” he stated, keeping in mind a safety visibility would certainly experience the evening.
Inside priest Gerald Darmanin tweeted the authorities injury toll. Boundary checks showed up 400 things, like blades and also hammers, while 96 people recognized by safety solutions were returned to Italy, the authorities stated.
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