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Violent clashes took place on Saturday, March 25, in Sainte-Soline, in Deux-Sèvres, during a demonstration against a “mega-basin” construction site. Many people were injured and three are still in serious condition.
The charred carcasses testify to the violence of the clashes, Saturday March 25, in Sainte-Soline (Deux-Sèvres). Four law enforcement vehicles were burned, while the gendarmes fired 4,000 grenades (tear gas and disencirclement). The day after the events, the investigators are looking for clues, such as a homemade Molotov cocktail. The official human toll is heavy, with seven demonstrators and 28 gendarmes injured, including three people still in serious condition, two with the anti-basins and one with the police.
200 demonstrators injured according to the organizers
The organizers put forward a higher figure of 200 wounded in their ranks. “We weren’t there for that”defends a demonstrator who denounces that “it doesn’t look, it shoots”. In the nearby village of Melle, the water debate continues with cultural, scientific and agricultural debates. In Sainte-Soline, the security system of 3,200 men is maintained for an indefinite period.
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