[Aug. 18 to 20] More and more cement mixer truck drivers are against the base project

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[Aug. 18 -20] Cement mixer trucks were little seen during the weekend while maritime construction was resumed on Aug. 17 (A villager says there was one-time blast on Aug. 19, Sunday). It is told that more and more cement mixer truck drivers, though it is a minority number, are expressing their opposition against naval base. Some of them are told that they were even willing to make a statement on it and handed over them to the people who take sit-in in front of the gates everyday. Still on Monday morning, Aug. 20, lots of cement mixer trucks are told to enter the gate. From early morning, village chairman, Mr. Go Gwon-Il made a broadcasting in the village, " Since we have to save the village, all the villagers, please bring your cars or cultivators. If you don't have a car, please just come to the Gangjeong stream (near the naval base project gate)." It is told that lots of villagers had gathered in the village community hall to gather their will to save the village last night. Yesterday, Fr. Mun is told to have fallen down because of hot summer heat. Since the trampled Eucharist incident on Aug. 8, Catholic priests have been taking sit in more than 8 hours daily. The priests are almost exhausted by hot summer heat. Still they are keeping the sites…