PREMANTURA, Oct 19 (Hina) - Around 50 people gathered for a rally inPremantura near the northern Adriatic city of Pula to protest againsta military exercise taking place on Cape Kamenjak, a protected naturearea. The rally was
organised by the environmental association "ZelenaIstra".
PREMANTURA, Oct 19 (Hina) - Around 50 people gathered for a rally in
Premantura near the northern Adriatic city of Pula to protest against a
military exercise taking place on Cape Kamenjak, a protected nature area. The
rally was organised by the environmental association "Zelena Istra".The protesters said that military manoeuvres on Kamenjak were in
violation of the Nature Protection Law which banned military exercises in
protected areas.
The military exercise "Shield 2004" is the final part of a project to
train air defence forces and it includes the shooting of targets above the sea.
It has been held at Kamenjak for the tenth consecutive year.