Thousands protest against new high-speed trains in Europe

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Series Details 24.1.10
Publication Date 24/01/2010
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Thousands of protestors took part in a demonstration near Italy's border with France, January 2010, against a planned high-speed train line.

In a separate protest, environmentalists from France and Spain held a similar demonstration against a planned high-speed line running through the Basque country.

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France24, 24.1.10: Thousands protest new high-speed link between France and Italy http://www.france24.com/en/20100110-grain-high-speed-no-tav-france-italy
El País, 12.1.11: Bullet train, white elephant http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/458981-bullet-train-white-elephant

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