French police prevent a convoy of demonstrators from taking part in rallies against the construction of reservoirs at Melle, in the Deux-Sèvres department, by using tear gas. The demonstrators, however, insist on the peaceful nature of their action. ‘The atmosphere is measured. (...) The instruction from the start has been that we're not going to clash’, says Julien Le Guet, spokesman for the Bassines Non Merci collective, who adds that the convoy is ready to disperse and “simply wants to get back to (its) vehicles”. (COMPLETE VID364G9JQ_EN) IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES