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To: Slagle who wrote (6309)5/12/2006 2:24:31 PM
From: elmatador  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 217741
 
Bikini-clad protester disrupts summit. protests construction of two wood pulp plants that are being built in Uruguay near a river border with Argentina.

Bikini-clad protester disrupts summit.
Friday, May 12, 2006 Posted: 1506 GMT (2306 HKT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- A woman wearing a bikini and knee-high boots disrupted the shooting of a group photo of EU and Latin American leaders at a summit in Vienna on Friday.

The woman, who identified herself as Evangelina Carrozo, was protesting the construction of two wood pulp plants that are being built in Uruguay near a river border with Argentina.

"We told the Uruguay government not to lie to the people. These pulp mills pollute," the 2006 carnival queen of the Argentinian town of Gualeguaychu told the gathering before a security guard whisked her away. She carried a sign saying "No Pulp Mill Pollution."

Carrozo, a Greenpeace protester, hid among the photographers in a long black raincoat before carrying out her stunt.

Two large pulp mills are being built for a total of $1.8 billion (1.42 billion euros) -- the biggest investment project in the history of Uruguay.

Construction of the plants has strained relations between Uruguay and Argentina.

Earlier this month, Argentina announced it had filed a claim against Uruguay before the International Court of Justice at the Hague, arguing that Uruguay didn't provide enough time for a thorough environmental impact study.

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