A Carabiniere officer was injured
Tuesday night in fresh protests in the Val di Susa north of
Turin against the high-speed rail (TAV) line being built between
Lyon and Turin.
So-called 'No TAV' protesters hurled rocks, large firecrackers
and flares at police manning the barricades around a building
site where a new 'autoport' is being built.
Local mayors went on to stage a peaceful protest against the TAV
on Wednedday afternoon.
The clashes took place at San Didero as work got under way for
a new lorry park linked to the A32 Turin-Bardonecchia motorway.
The police responded with tear gas and water cannon and the
clashes lasted a couple of hours.
Protestors in the Susa Valley have staged a long and sometimes
violent battle to try to stop the Lyon-Turin high-speed rail due
to its impact on the environment.
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