Germany tries to head off nuclear waste protests

2011-11-24 5

Anti-nuclear activists are getting mobilised in Germany as authorities prepare to receive a consignment of nuclear waste from France. Some 200-300 protesters descended on the small town of Berg close to the border to try to stop the shipment travelling by train. The demonstrators argue it presents an environmental hazard, a claim denied by the authorities. ... http://www.euronews.net/