Wine war: French ambassador summoned over Spanish truck attacks

Spain’s Foreign Ministry has summoned France’s ambassador after French farmers hijacked Spanish trucks at the border and drained their cargo of wine.

It happened at a toll barrier at Le Boulou in southern France.

Those involved say they are angry about unfair competition.

“During 2015, there were 7.2 million hectolitres of foreign-made wine, we don’t accept that, we suspect fraud,” said Frederic Rouanet, President of the Aude winemakers’ union.

The French demonstrators say they want to prot…
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