Changhua residents protesting a proposed pig manure plant have attempted to rush the local city hall as plans for the facility move forward.
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00:00A crowd has rushed a city hall in central Taiwan as a protest over a proposed pig manure
00:07facility grew out of control.
00:15Some of the roughly 300 people fell to the ground as protesters pushed through a police
00:19line.
00:20Plans for the facility in Zhanghua's Xihu township have moved forward despite local
00:25opposition.
00:27Residents say the facility will only use three kilometres of public pipeline, but residents
00:32say the pollution it would produce would affect multiple villages.
00:37Zhanghua County has agreed to hold further public hearings.