A sleepy village in the British countryside is turning into a battleground between fracking giants versus anxious locals and activists. Thousands of protesters have descended on the area where drilling for gas has been halted on advise from the police. Citing America's tragic experiments with fracking residents fear the worst saying they're unconvinced by government assurances. RT's Tesa Arcilla reports.

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