According to the Tarn prefecture, “more than 200 gendarmes” were mobilized. An opponent was “accidentally” injured and taken care of by the firefighters.
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![The Cal'arbre site, where opponents of the A69 motorway had set up a ZAD to protect the trees on the A69 construction site, on August 27, 2024. (REMY GABALDA / MAXPPP)](https://www.francetvinfo.fr/pictures/YLah-xebyiarR-RbMCc4hEznH9M/0x278:6046x3676/432x243/2024/08/30/maxnewsworldsix317626-66d18533ea4ee179811283.jpg)
The police intervened on Friday morning, August 30, in the commune of Saïx to evacuate the ZAD known as Cal’arbre, built as part of the opposition to the construction site of the A69 motorway, linking Toulouse to Castres, announced the Tarn prefecture in a press release. S9 people were arrested during this operation. An opponent was also injured. “accidentally” and taken care of by the firefighters.
According to the prefecture, “pmore than 200 gendarmes” were mobilized. “The police recovered weapons on site by destination [arme improvisée]. They are continuing their action to evacuate all the equipment and structures present.”we can still read in the press release.
On the night from Saturday to Sunday, the opponents had “set fire to a nearby modular” from a motorway construction site in Saïx and “attacked a dealership employee”Sunday morning, while“A municipal police vehicle was also set on fire”according to the prefecture.