Freedom convoy: more than a hundred vehicles collected at the Sesquières roundabout in Toulouse
Trucks, tractors, cars arrived from Perpignan, Narbonne or Carcassonne, this Wednesday evening, February 9, at the Sesquières roundabout in Toulouse. This procession, otherwise known as the “Freedom Convoy”, like what is currently happening in Ottawa, Canada, has set itself the objective of “blocking” Paris in order to indicate in particular the health measures in force. This convoy must resume the road this Thursday around 12 p.m. in the direction of Montauban.
Toulouse as a rallying point. Like what is happening in Canada through the blocking of Ottawa by heavy goods vehicles and vehicles, in France, many people in France have decided to take up this movement “Convoi de la liberté” and to ” block” Paris.
This Thursday morning, other vehicles are expected
Several days, on various groups and social networks, the demonstrators denouncing the health measures in force are organized. This Wednesday during the day, a convoy of several hundred vehicles took the road from Perpignan. Demonstrators from Carcassonne or Narbonne also came to expand the procession. As a result, after several hours on the road, they arrived in Toulouse. Heavy goods vehicles but also tractors or even cars parked at the Sesquières roundabout in Toulouse. A meeting place which had been fixed by the organizers of this movement “Convoy of Freedom”.
This Thursday morning, other vehicles are expected in Sesquières before a new departure around 12 p.m. towards Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) then Cahors (Lot). According to the map widely distributed on social networks, these conveyors of freedom will head towards Limoges. An arrival of these demonstrators is expected in the Paris region this Friday evening. Their ultimate goal is to reach Brussels early next week.
This movement, mainly made up of people opposed to vaccination or claiming to be Yellow Vests, is closely watched by the police.