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Eco-Activists Being Removed From Ex-Airport Construction Site in France (VIDEO)

French authorities are dismantling Zone to Defend squats in Notre-Dame-des-Landes on April 10. The activists have been protesting against plans to build an airport since 2008.
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The intention of establishing the airport has been canceled, but the activists have not left the site despite receiving eviction warnings and evacuation orders. The clashes began earlier on Tuesday.

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According to Sputnik France, police officers used tear gas against the activists who had thrown Molotov cocktails at a bulldozer deployed to remove the illegal buildings.

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