France: 20,000 protest Loire Valley airport

The Ecologist
Jan 11, 2016, 3:50 pm22 pts
A huge march of over 20,000 people including local farmers last weekend marked the biggest protest yet against a new international airport in France's Loire Valley. The peaceful occupation of a bridge was later attacked by riot police with tear gas and water cannon.

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