Heavy clashes erupted between environmentalists and police over a disputed water reserve in the Deux-Sèvres department, in western France, on Saturday.
Heavy clashes erupted between environmentalists and police over a disputed water reserve in the Deux-Sèvres department, in western France, on Saturday.
Thousands of protesters mobilised in the late morning staging a procession in Sainte-Soline and defying a ban on gatherings in the area.
The protest quickly descended into clashes with large amounts of tear gas fired by police and protesters hurling rocks and petrol bombs.