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Demonstration Against High-speed Railway Link
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY LINK
Bussoleno (Turin), Nov. 16 - A demonstration started at about 10am in Bussoleno, in the province of Turin, to protest against the construction of the high-speed railway link in the Valle di Susa. Thousands of protesters gathered since 8.30am displaying banners and flags of, among the others, the Refounded Communists and environmental organization Legambiente. A number of MPs of the Refounded Communists are taking part in the demonstration, including Vittorio Agnoletto and Marilde Provera. Other protesters include: the leader of the movement 'Disobedient' Francesco Caruso and the mayors of most of the municipalities of the area on which the new tracks are supposed to be built. "We will keep fighting and we are confident that we will succeed in the end because the European Union has not yet made any decision on the funds to be assigned to this high-speed link. We believe that the works will destroy the whole Valley" said Bussoleno's mayor, Giuseppe Joannas. Most of Bussoleno's 7,000 inhabitants joined the demonstration earlier this morning. "We will move on with our peaceful but determined protest" Joannas explained. "The valley is packed with police forces and the situation has become unbearable". A money rising was started some days ago to support the protest: so far, some 3,000 euro have been collected.
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