'Roue Libre': Protest Against The A69 Highway Turns Violent

'Roue Libre': Protest Against The A69 Highway Turns Violent

Activist climber Thomas Brail, founder of the GNSA (Groupement national de Surveillance des Arbres), is filming himself as he shows riot policemen. Nearly 5,000 people are participating in a weekend of action called 'Roue Libre' in the Tarn department against the controversial highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres. The farmers' union, Confederation Paysanne, is planting trees and seeds on a portion of a field that will be destroyed by the A69 highway. Several political parties, unions, and NGOs (Attac, LVEL, Confederation Paysanne, GNSA, XR, etc.) are calling for this weekend of protest. Police are trying to block the exit from the camp to protesters. Several processions are taking place and going to different locations. Protesters are trying to reach several objectives and are being blocked by 1,200 riot police, two helicopters, two armored vehicles, and a deluge of tear gas canisters and explosive grenades. More than 20 protesters are being injured by riot police, with two being driven to the hospital du

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