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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