Five injured as police and activists clash at French motorway protest

Riot police use teargas to disperse demonstrators at site of A-69 near Puylaurens in southern France

Police and masked activists clashed at a protest over a motorway project in southern France on Saturday, leaving five people hurt, local officials said.

Thousands of demonstrators ignored a ban on the gathering to turn out for the protest at the site of the A-69 motorway between Castres and Toulouse in the south-west.