Two opponents hospitalized after falling from a tree during a gendarmerie evacuation operation

Two opponents of the A69 construction site are hospitalized at the Castres hospital center (Tarn) after falling from a tree this Friday morning during an evacuation operation organized by the gendarmerie on the Zad de la Cal’Arbre, franceinfo learned from the gendarmerie and activists.

According to a message published in the activist loops, we can read that “the CNAMO gendarmes [cellule nationale d’appui à la mobilité] caused 2 ‘squirrels’ to fall [nom donné aux opposants au chantier]The firefighters intervened.“Opponents assure that unity has arrived”discreetly” For “surprise and awaken“activists on their platform.”Faced with the pressure and the hunt, a 70km/h wind and the morning humidity, the two ZADists lost their support and fell more than 7 meters.“.

For its part, the gendarmerie indicates that these two falls are not “not linked to the action of the gendarmerie“. And to specify that the two people are hospitalized”for pain“, without further details.

Tensions had erupted during the night from Saturday to Sunday between opponents of the A69 construction site. As soon as the legal resumption of deforestation began on Sunday September 1st at midnight, “even before the cuts start“from trees, the gendarmes were the target of mortar fire and projectiles thrown”by catapult” Opponents of the motorway between Toulouse and Castres also tried to enter the construction site. Four people were arrested.