PROTEST: The oil terminal in Donges had been occupied for a week by unions opposed to the pension reform
They put an end to the blockage that had lasted for a week. During the night of Monday to Tuesday, the police intervened in Donges (Loire-Atlantique) to unblock the oil terminal which was paralyzed by demonstrators opposed to the pension reform. According to a CGT source, the oil port was evacuated in less than 2 hours to facilitate the unloading of a cargo of diesel.
The mobile gendarmes started their intervention around 2 a.m., and we learned from the same source. At dawn, they secured the area by extinguishing the fires lit by the demonstrators. According to a source close to the strikers, clashes broke out between the gendarmes and strikers, numbering 200 to 300 according to a union source.
Clashes everywhere in France
Numerous clashes erupted all over France overnight from Monday to Tuesday after the rejection of the government’s motion of censure. Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets to shout their opposition to the pension reform and the use of 49.3. Nearly 300 arrests were declared by the prefectures.
