12 French police personnel wounded after protests towards high-speed rail mission flip violent

By Reuters: As many as twelve police personnel had been wounded on Saturday in clashes with demonstrators in France’s Savoie division the place a protest towards a excessive velocity rail mission within the Alps turned violent, authorities stated.

Some 2,000 protesters, together with a roughly 300-strong dark-clad hardcore, had been within the Maurienne Valley objecting to building of a rail hyperlink together with a tunnel between Lyon and the Italian metropolis of Turin.

They threw rocks at riot police, who responded with tear gasoline, and one demonstrator was wounded, native prefect Francois Ravier informed a information convention.

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The Association Les Soulevements de la Terre contested that determine in a Twitter submit late on Saturday and stated 50 demonstrators had been wounded, together with six who had been hospitalised.

“The day is not over, we remain prudent and mobilised,” stated Ravier, noting a safety presence would undergo the evening.

Interior minister Gerald Darmanin tweeted the police harm toll. Border checks turned up 400 objects, like knives and hammers, whereas 96 people identified by safety providers had been despatched again to Italy, the officers stated.