Swiss protest nuclear power

[kristopher]

Swiss protest nuclear power

(AFP) – 8 hours ago

DOETTINGEN, Switzerland — About 20,000 people took part in an anti-nuclear demonstration in north Switzerland on Sunday ahead of a government decision on the future of atomic energy in the country.

"At least 20,000" protesters joined the march near the town of Doettingen and the Beznau nuclear power plant, Switzerland's oldest, police and organisers said.

"It's the biggest demonstration in Switzerland against nuclear power since the Fukushima accident (in Japan)," spokeswoman for "Sortons du nuclaire" Maude Poirier told AFP. "These thousands of people who have come are sending a strong signal to the Swiss authorities.

"This shows that we are not a minority, that it's not only the Greens" calling for an end to nuclear power, she said....

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[madokie]

1. I know what its like to protest nuclear energy

been 35 or so years now though.
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