31 Juillet 1977.
Rhône-Alpes region. Creys-Malville site. 31st July 1977. During the week-end of the 31st July 1977, about 35 000 ecologists demonstrators from France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland came to protest against the existence of the Creys-Malville breeder reactor. More than 5 000 French state security police agents (CRS) were sent by the government to try to contain the crowd of demonstrators. A violent clash took place near the village of Faverges, where the police was forced to use tear gas and grenades. During the riots, over 100 people were injured, a demonstrator died of a heart attack and a police officer had a hand blown off by a tear gas bomb.