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Police officers attempt to negotiate with an anti-HS2 protester, at an encampment in the ancient woodland at Poor's Piece Wood on the edge of Steeple Claydon in Buckinghamshire
ANTI-HS2 protesters at Poors Piece Camp in Buckinghamshire have reported they were violently assaulted during a legal eviction by the rail developer this afternoon that left several people with multiple injuries.
Members of the HS2 Rebellion group said they are particularly worried about the health of an activist who suffered severe neck injuries when a bailiff stamped repeatedly on his head, leaving him unable to move.
They said they were concerned that the young activist may have suffered potentially long-term spinal-cord injuries, but they were unable to get him to a medic straight away or bring him down from the tree he was camped on.
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