Fresh clashes rock France as protests shift to water dispute

The violent scenes at Sainte-Soline came after days of unrest over President Emmanuel Macron's pensions reform. theSun theSundaily protests strike Macron France

French gendarmes’ stand next to gendarmes’ cars burning on the sideline of a demonstration called by the collective “Bassines non merci”, the environmental movement “Les Soulevements de la Terre” and the French trade union ‘Confederation paysanne’ to protest against the construction of a new water reserve for agricultural irrigation, in Sainte-Soline, central-western France, on March 25, 2023.

A long procession of activists set off late morning for the site, numbering at least 6,000 people according to local authorities -- around 30,000 according to the organisers. Protesters threw various projectiles, including improvised explosives, while police responded with tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets.According to the latest figures from the prosecutor's office, seven demonstrators were injured, including three who had to be taken to hospital. In addition, 28 gendarmes were injured, two of them badly enough that they had to be hospitalised.

While not directly related to the anti-pensions reform campaign, the clashes over the water reservoir construction have added to tensions in an increasingly challenging situation for the government.

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