18 people arrested in France for obstructing traffic during agricultural protests

Eighteen people were arrested on Wednesday for obstructing traffic as part of farmers’ protests in Francethat blockade several parts of the country, police told AFP.

According to the Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmaninthroughout France there is “more than 100 blocking points” and some 10,000 protesters. Some of them aim to block the important wholesale market for RungisClose of Paris.

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“Following the instructions of the police prefect and after having crossed the red line when trying to block Rungis, 18 people they were detained”City Hall told AFP.

Fifteen of them were taken into custody by “block he traffic“, said the Public Ministry in Creteil.

A train of 200 and 300 tractors called by the union Coordination Rural left on Monday from the southwest with the aim of blocking Rungis but this Wednesday it was paralyzed almost 200 kilometers from the market, according to the city hall.

Farmers’ demands range from emergency help even better pay, and criticize in particular the regulations of the European Union as well as imports from countries outside the bloc.

The protests affect other European countries, such as Germany, Poland, Romania, Belgium and Italyand on Tuesday Spanish agricultural unions announced that they will join the movement.

Source: Elcomercio

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