The French Prime Minister sends her support to the Police in the face of an "intolerable wave of violence"

MADRID, 26 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Prime Minister of France, Élisabeth Borne, has sent her support to the Gendarmerie and the Fire Department in the face of an "intolerable wave of violence" in Sainte-Soline, where clashes between protesters and police forces have resulted in more than 200 injuries. , at least three serious.

"These acts are unacceptable, as is the irresponsibility of the radical discourse that encourages them," Borne wrote on his Twitter account.

Although the Ministry of the Interior has condemned the violence against the agents, it has also assured that it will take action after the leak of an audio in which several policemen threatened to send some protesters to the hospital, according to what the channel 'BFMTV' has published.

"The Police prefect spoke and said that he condemned these unacceptable comments and that an investigation had been opened, that in the next few hours, we hope, the conclusions will be given. Obviously, there will be sanctions," French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said. .

More than 6,000 environmental protesters, according to authorities; Some 30,000, according to the organizers, gathered this Saturday in the town of Sainte-Soline, in west-central France, to protest against the construction of agricultural reservoirs and defend the water cycle.

During the demonstration there have been serious clashes with the Police that have led to the arrest of at least eleven people. In addition, there are 200 injured demonstrators, at least three seriously, one of them due to an impact on the eye, according to the organizers. Gendarmerie sources have reported 37 injured, including several agents.