A69: Riot Police Try To Dislodge 4ecureuils' At The 'Crem'Arbre' ZAD
Two protesters are looking at an oak tree where 'Ecureuils' are preparing to live to prevent its cutting for the A69 highway. In the woods in Saix, Tarn Department, on the planned A69 highway route between Toulouse and Castres, opponents of the project have set up a ZAD named 'Crem'Arbre' (Zone To Defend), and 'Ecureuils' (squirrels) are living in the trees to stop them from being cut down. Gendarmes Mobiles (riot police) have intervened to clear the ZAD of all opponents and are now standing guard near the trees occupied by 'Ecureuils' to prevent sympathizers from supplying food and water. The Gendarmes Mobiles have cleared the nearby area of all opponents, and a special unit of policemen, CNAMO, has intervened to dislodge the 'Ecureuils' from their trees. After two days of police efforts, they have only managed to dislodge one 'Ecureuil'. The LDH (Human Rights League) has arrived to provide medical supplies to the 'Ecureuils'. Meanwhile, new trees are being occupied by 'Ecureuils' at a new location called 'C
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