First road blockages in progress near Rennes
Several demonstrators have been blocking an important road in the city of Rennes since the night (national road 24, known as the Lorient road), noted Agence France-Presse (AFP) on the spot, which is one of the first blocking actions. of the new mobilization day.
According to an AFP videographer present on the spot, the situation is tense and an intervention by the police is underway. About fifty CRS are present on the scene, as well as firefighters, while many fires are visible in the area. The road is strewn with several tables, chairs or shopping carts blocking traffic and access.
“On the roads of Rennes, at the port of Gennevilliers, on the roundabouts of Rouen, in the power stations: the vigil of the strike of March 7 has already begun”wrote the CGT on his account Twitterby posting photos.
In images posted on social networks, we can see barricades installed, with burning wooden pallets and garbage cans, as well as signs calling for a strike, and trucks blocked behind.
Bison Futé informed earlier that due to a “social demonstration involving around one hundred and fifty people”in progress “for 1 hour”the RN 24, not far from Roazhon Park where Stade Rennes plays its matches, was “closed” To “all vehicles” in both directions of traffic, the duration of the event being “indeterminate”. “From the Rennes ring road outside and inside, access to the RN 24 towards Lorient is closed. From the RN 24 arriving from Lorient, the RN 24 is also closed »states the message sent to the media around 4 a.m.