Brazil activists vandalize Monsanto farm
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Activists opposed to genetically modified crops invaded an experimental farm owned by Monsanto Co. on Friday, destroying a greenhouse and a field of corn.

About 300 members of the Via Campesina rural farm workers group vandalized the company's property before dawn and then left the premises, the group said in a statement.

Monsanto, a worldwide leader in genetically modified seed development, denounced the invasion and vandalism as "illegal acts."

Differences of opinion over genetically modified crops "should be expressed through legal means and freedom of expression, not by attacks against people and individuals," Monsanto said in a statement. The company did not immediately disclose the cost of the vandalism.

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