Jean-Baptiste Marty / Photo credit: MAYLIS ROLLAND / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP 7:34 a.m., February 19, 2024

Six demonstrators arrested and three gendarmes were injured this Sunday in Saïx on the A69 motorway construction project, near Toulouse. However, the prefecture had banned all gatherings there. One case among others because according to information collected by Europe 1, 46 development projects on the national territory are currently the target of these far-left activists.

Three gendarmes were injured this Sunday during clashes with demonstrators in Saïx, near the A69 motorway project, a gathering point for several weeks for far-left activists opposed to the project. According to information from Europe 1, 46 development projects on the national territory are currently the target of these activists. Projects which are therefore subject to increased surveillance by the authorities.

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Eight projects under close surveillance

Motorways like the A69, linking Tarbes to Toulouse, water reservoirs like the mega-basins in Sainte-Soline or even environmental projects like the Montagne de Lure photovoltaic park in Haute-Provence. These are the types of construction sites targeted by far-left activists. Individuals with varying modes of action, ranging from damaging construction equipment to clashing with the police as was the case in Sainte-Soline for the mega-basins.

Violence now favored by these extremist activists, mobile and difficult to identify, and who act through punchy actions. According to information from Europe 1, of the 46 contested projects, 8 are subject to increased surveillance by the authorities who fear clashes there in the coming months, such as on the construction site of the Lyon high-speed line. -Turin. A growing concern as the Olympic Games approach: certain activists could take advantage of the total mobilization of law enforcement on sports sites during the summer to disrupt the progress of certain construction sites, or even vandalize them.