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Residents of Mai-liao Township in Yunlin County are continuing to blockade a
Formosa Plastic Group's petrochemical plant.

Several hundred protesters are currently at the site.

They are blocking three roads leading to the plant in protest over what they
are calling "inadequate compensation" for two fires at the plant last month.

The township residents say the 500-million N-T dollars offered as
compensation by the Formosa Plastic Group fails to take into consideration a
decade of pollution.

This is the second day residents of Mai-liao Township have held protests
outside the plant.

Seven people were arrested after minor scuffles yesterday, but they were all
later released without charge.