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While heads of state are expected at the end of the day this Saturday in Biarritz for the G7, a large demonstration of opponents of the G7 takes place this Saturday, August 24, late in the morning at Hendaye on the Spanish border, 30 km to south of Biarritz. A demonstration that organizers want peaceful, but some activists still hear " scare the leaders ".
With our special correspondent in Hendaye, Pierre Olivier
It is in a city of Hendaye under very high police surveillance that will take place the event. The organizers of the counter-summit, who declared the event to the authorities, also ensure that they have set up their own police service so that nothing will degenerate.
Sebastien Bailleul , one of the organizers, also hopes that the police will not provoke the protesters. " We throw the ball into Emmanuel Macron's camp by asking him the question:" For this counter-summit, does he want to show the world a France that will attack social movements? , as we have seen in the demonstrations of "yellow vests" or on the contrary, Emmanuel Macron wants to show a France that respects a fundamental right that is the right to protest? " "
Too far from Biarritz
But for some activists, this official event 30 kilometers from Biarritz is far too geographically remote from the heart of the G7. They call therefore this Saturday, August 24, in the afternoon, to seize Biarritz. " It's interesting to see what can be done on a G7 where there are all heads of states who agree to exploit a part of the planet. Go " fuck the sbeul " and try to fuck them once more. "
But to approach the ultra-secure center of Biarritz where the heads of state will meet will not be easy. Nearly 13,000 police and gendarmes are mobilized.
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