In France, clashes have broken out outside a major oil refinery after riot police moved in to clear strikers who blockaded the terminal for 10 days. Two people were hurt outside the Grandpuits refinery east of Paris, one of 12 facilities affected by strikes. An official said the blockade had been lifted and the decision had been taken by the government to alleviate the fuel crisis.President Nicolas Sarkozy ordered the authorities to lift the blockade earlier this week after thousands of petrol stations across France ran dry. The Senate will vote later on pension reforms, which sparked the protest. The unions have called two further days of protests on top of the rolling strikes in protest at the government's plans to increase the retirement age from 60 to 62 and the full state pension age from 65 to 67.