French Police Fire Tear Gas at Farmers
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From Reuters
MORLAIX, France — Riot police fired tear gas at hundreds of angry farmers pelting a government building in Brittany with artichokes in a protest over low prices, police said today.
The protest in the town of Morlaix on Wednesday night was prompted by a hot-weather glut of artichokes and a slump in prices. The demonstration broke up with nobody hurt.
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