October 20, 2010 10:09 PM

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Protests against pension reform in France

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday ordered police to break the blockades at all fuel depots blocked by protestors against his pension reform.In a statement Sarkozy said he gave instructions to unblock all of the fuel depots in order to return the situation to normal as soon as possible. He said in recent days lots of French people have had their daily lives disrupted by supply problems which have affected some of the service stations. Sarkozy said if it is not stopped quickly, this disorder which is aimed at paralysing the country could have consequences in the normal running of economic activity. Earlier in the day, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said that three depots were peacefully reopened overnight, as the government refused to back down on the reform to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. However, police said protestors have blockaded several more depots.

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