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Nela Heidner

Austrian protesters shut Brenner motorway on Saturday over pollution

A protest in Austria on Saturday against noise and pollution blocked one of Europe's most important highways connecting Germany and Italy. However, early reports showed traffic disruptions were not as bad as feared.

Several thousand protesters gathered on the road at Matrei am Brenner on Saturday to demand action. Authorities closed part of the highway and surrounding roads to all transit traffic from 11:00 am local time to 7:00 pm, to make space for the demonstration.

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