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November 18, 2014

Greenpeace Activists Injured After Spanish Navy Rams Boats 
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The environmental group Greenpeace says one of its activists had her leg
broken and three others were also injured after a confrontation with the
Spanish navy during a protest against oil exploration off the the Canary
Islands. Video footage shows Spanish navy vessels ramming into the
Greenpeace dinghies. Greenpeace spokesperson Julio Barea said the navy's
response shows the power of oil firms like the Spanish company Repsol,
which is exploring for oil in the area.

Julio Barea: "It was disproportionate. We didn't expect that from state
forces. But I repeat, it shows how the government supports the interests
of a multinational like Repsol and disregards the activist groups in the
Canary Islands, environmentalists, the government of the Canaries and
the Spanish society in general."

 

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