Sarkozy orders police to clear French fuel depots

President Nicolas Sarkozy said on 20 October 2010 that he had given the order for police to clear all remaining blockades at French fuel depots, as protest action hit supply at around a third of the country’s petrol pumps.

ESO: Background Information: Sarkozy stands firm against pension protests http://www.europeansources.info/record/sarkozy-stands-firm-against-pension-protests/

Deutsche Welle, 20.10.10: French police break up fuel depot blockades http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6129776,00.html

BBC News, 20.10.10: French police frustrated by new strike blockades http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11580492

France24, 20.10.10: Sarkozy orders blockade of fuel depots be cleared http://www.france24.com/en/20101020-france-sarkozy-fuel-depot-blockades-police-petrol-strike

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