A PROTESTER has been hospitalised after enduring 12 days of a hunger strike on the Canary Islands.
In footage shared online, the unnamed individual can be seen being placed into the back of an ambulance in Tenerife.
Sharing a picture of the moment, supporter Roberto Mesa wrote on Instagram: “The health of one of the hunger strikers has deteriorated and he required urgent medical attention.
“The state of health of the participant in the strike, which has been going for 12 days, has considerably worsened in the last hours.”
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He added that an ambulance attended the scene before taking the man away to a hospital for treatment.
The hunger strike is specifically against two luxury complexes being built in south Tenerife, which campaigners say are illegal.
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