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France puts green activists under house arrest ahead of climate meeting

November 29, 2015 05:59 pm | Updated March 25, 2016 02:56 am IST - STRASBOURG

France has put 24 green activists under house arrest ahead of the United Nations climate talks, using emergency laws put in place following the Paris shootings, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Saturday.

He said the activists were suspected of planning violent protests at the talks which kick off on Sunday, a day ahead of the opening ceremony, and run until Dec. 11.

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