Tussles as French extend blockade; THOUSANDS STRANDED AS FISHERMEN PROTEST OVER FUEL COSTS.(News)

From: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) | Date: August 31, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

PROTESTING French fishermen attempted to shut off the last main route for motorists across the Channel today.

Eight vans were driven across the entrance to the Channel tunnel terminal near Calais, where cars and lorries board shuttle services to England.

Some British motorists attempted to get through the blockade, prompting ...

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