New violent clashes in water protest rock France

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 27, 2023 12:02 am

Sainte-Soline, France: French police again clashed with protesters Saturday (Sunday in Manila) as campaigners sought to stop the construction of reservoirs in the southwest, the latest in a series of violent standoffs as social tensions erupt nationwide.

The violent scenes in Sainte-Soline in western France came after days of violent protests nationwide over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform that prompted the cancellation of a visit by King Charles 3rd of the UK.

Protesters head to Sainte-Soline during 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, between Vanzay and Sainte-Soline, central-western France, on March 25, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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