ITALIAN ACTIVISTS BLOCK A US MILITARY TRAIN
Shunter | 21.02.2003 23:54
From Indymedia Italy.
Grisignano di Zocco, near Vicenza
Italian activists have blocked the path of a US Army train
carrying military supplies to CAMP DARBY US AIRBASE at PISA.
Judging from the buzz on the newswire more actions against
US military trains seem likely.
Grisignano di Zocco, near Vicenza
Italian activists have blocked the path of a US Army train
carrying military supplies to CAMP DARBY US AIRBASE at PISA.
Judging from the buzz on the newswire more actions against
US military trains seem likely.
Direct Action against the war! Stop the war!
This afternoon begun the blockade of a train loaded with Us Army tanks, which wanted to go from Vicenza's Us Army base (North Italy) to Leghorn Camp
Darby base (Central Italy). The first blockade has been carried out at Grisignano di Zocco, near Vicenza, where a group of pacifists has occupied the railroad. In this
moment (08:00 pm GMT+1), the train is stopped at Monselice (Padova), where a group of "Disobedients" is blocking it by two hours. At the moment the situation is quiet in spite of the presence of the entire local police squad. When the train will succeed to leave again, other blockades are ready to begin at Ferrara, Bologna,
Pisa. Direct Action against the war! Stop the war!
http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2003/02/183266.php
This afternoon begun the blockade of a train loaded with Us Army tanks, which wanted to go from Vicenza's Us Army base (North Italy) to Leghorn Camp
Darby base (Central Italy). The first blockade has been carried out at Grisignano di Zocco, near Vicenza, where a group of pacifists has occupied the railroad. In this
moment (08:00 pm GMT+1), the train is stopped at Monselice (Padova), where a group of "Disobedients" is blocking it by two hours. At the moment the situation is quiet in spite of the presence of the entire local police squad. When the train will succeed to leave again, other blockades are ready to begin at Ferrara, Bologna,
Pisa. Direct Action against the war! Stop the war!
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US ARMY TRAIN REROUTED TO AVOID BLOCKADE
22.02.2003 00:11
24 ore
Padova, 22:38
Treno bloccato da Disobbedienti:
segue percorso alternativo
Il treno che trasporta materiale bellico Usa e che è stato
fermato questa sera dai disobbedienti nei pressi della stazione
di Monselice, è tuttora in marcia per raggiungere la provincia
di Pisa, destinazione finale per la base di Camp Darby.
Secondo quanto si è appreso, viene seguito un percorso
alternativo, che non è stato perÃ2 precisato. (red)
S
stop that train part 2
22.02.2003 16:16
stop that train part 2
Here's a pix from last night (more at www.sherwood.it)
stop da train
Stopping the american army transports in Ital
22.02.2003 19:41
Stopping the american army transports in Ital
Tom
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http://www.corriere.it/av/galleria.html?blocco_treno&2
from italy imc
23.02.2003 12:52
War is approaching: italian minister Martino illegally guaranteed the use of state (public) infrastructures to allow american army to move their weapons, vehicles and personnel.
On 21st february the first trains left.
Protests immediately began to stop the trains, which from Ederle (near Vicenza) were bound for US military base at Camp Derby, near Pisa.
Today, 22nd february, despite intimidations and threats, the actions of protest are growing in other towns: Grisignano di Zocco, Campo di Marte (Padova) where a train was blocked for hours and a second train were expected but it changed its route; the following train was stopped in Verona for half an hour, until police charged on demonstrators. Another block was organized in Porto San Pancrazio but it didn't succeed. Then Brescia, Bologna and Fornovo (near Parma), where a hundred of people were dispersed by the police. In Pisa there were two demos, the first in the morning at the military airport, the second in the afternoon with 600 people from the station to the centre of the city.
Activists form all Italy are now heading to Pisa. Police is already in control of the station of San Rossore and activists are converging to Migliarino Pisano station. They have blocked it after being charged by the police and now they are waiting for a train from Parma.
The British consulate was occupied in Torino and other actions are expected also in Ferrara, where 1000 people were strongly charged, and in Udine.
last news: 21:40pm a train transporting passengers arrived at Migliarino Pisano station. It was blocked from inside. The conductor refused to go on in solidarity with the demostrators, but the police forced him to continue the train route.
no tanks