The environmental group Greenpeace says one of its activists had her leg broken and three others were also injured after a confrontation with the Spanish navy during a protest against oil exploration off the the Canary Islands. Video footage shows Spanish navy vessels ramming into the Greenpeace dinghies. Greenpeace spokesperson Julio Barea said the navy’s response shows the power of oil firms like the Spanish company Repsol, which is exploring for oil in the area.

Julio Barea: “It was disproportionate. We didn’t expect that from state forces. But I repeat, it shows how the government supports the interests of a multinational like Repsol and disregards the activist groups in the Canary Islands, environmentalists, the government of the Canaries and the Spanish society in general.”