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French fuel blockade lifted; Hollande says he won't let protesters strangle economy
Published Fri, May 27, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Paris
FRENCH riot police removed picketers and barricades blocking access to a large fuel distribution depot as President Francois Hollande warned anti-reform protesters on Friday that he would not let them strangle the economy.
The police operation to free up a fuel depot near the Donges oil refinery in western France followed similar swoops at other depots this week to ease …
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