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(UK) Anti-GM wheat protest halted by police [View all]
Source: BBC
27 May 2012 Last updated at 16:05 GMT
Anti-GM wheat protest halted by police
Anti-GM protesters who had planned to "decontaminate" a field of modified wheat in Hertfordshire have been stopped from entering by a police line.
The Take the Flour Back group said it failed because the crop in Harpenden, created to deter aphids - a wheat pest - was "hidden behind a fortress".
An order banning protesters from entering the site was issued on Friday.
They say crops could contaminate the surrounding area. Site owner Rothamsted Research says that is highly unlikely.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18224637
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