Police evicted protesters blocking step

The German police evicted Sunday thousands of protesters attempting to block a shipment of nuclear waste and temporarily arrested 1,300 people, told the authorities.

Hundreds of police officers began in the morning to expel protesters from tracks train near Dannenberg in the North of the country, reported police spokesman Stefan Kuehm-Stoltz.

Those who refused to move away from the site were arrested for several hours, but all were released towards the end of the afternoon. Only those who refused to be identified with the police were brought before judges.

The police indicated that 3,500 activists, participated in the protest while the organizers of this noted that 5,000 people occupied the railways that will be used to transport a shipment of nuclear waste recycled in France and now on way to a storage near the town of Gorleben site, in the North u000aGermany.

Activists say the containers of waste and the temporary storage site are insecure.

Police also clashed with two groups of protesters that threw them stones and artifacts pyrotechnics.

Several officers were injured and at least 10 people were arrested for this reason, noted Kuehm-Stoltz.

Activists said that about 150 people were injured during the weekend while the police dispersaba demonstrators with tear gas and batons, reported the news agency dapd. German

Delays in France
the train carrying the shipment of 11 containers of nuclear waste recycled at the French La Hague facility entered the Friday to the West of Germany after registration delays in France, where activists damaged railroad tracks in an attempt to stop the load.

Boarding spent the night in the South of Hamburg and is expected to u000areaches its destination emañana rather late Monday. Nearly 20,000 German police are ready to ensure lading.

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