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MONTEVIDEO — Argentine protesters have been at it for two long years, blocking a main bridge into Uruguay over a paper plant they say pollutes their shared river.
The environmental activists still want the closure of a Finnish-built pulp plant. Uruguay say the plant meets environmental standards, a claim supported by several international studies. But the demonstrators aren't budging.
The two-year protest has kept political tensions high between the historically friendly South American countries. Argentina backs their blockade, while Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez defends the plant as an important investment.
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