French police evict eco-activists from Nantes site

Name: French police evict eco-activists from Nantes site
Uploaded: 2018-04-09T14:37:49.000Z
Duration: 53 s
Description: The raid led to clashes with the protesters, who were occupying the site of a scrapped airport project.

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French police have been using tear gas and heavy machinery to evict environmental activists from a site they were illegally occupying near the western city of Nantes.

The activists were protesting against a controversial airport project, which has now been scrapped.

They set fire to barricades in an attempt to stop the eviction.

Europe

9 April 2018