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Heavy clashes erupted between environmentalists and police over a disputed water reserve in the Deux-Sèvres department, in western France, on Saturday.

Police vans were set alight during a protest in the West of France 25 March 2023

Police vans were set alight during a protest in the West of France 25 March 2023© PASCAL LACHENAUD/AFP

Thousands of protesters mobilized in the late morning staging a procession in Sainte-Soline and defying a ban on gatherings in the area.

The protest quickly descended into clashes with large amounts of tear gas fired by police and protesters hurling rocks and petrol bombs.

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