French truck drivers hold road-blocking protest
2008-07-01 03:55:25 GMT 2008-07-01 11:55:25 (Beijing Time) SINA.com
Trucks are parked on a motorway near Strasbourg, eastern France, as French truckers block the traffic in a protest against rising fuel prices, June 30, 2008. (Reuters Photo)
A youth runs with a scooter as truckers in France block traffic in a protest against rising fuel prices at Phalempin on the Paris-Lille motorway, northern France, June 30, 2008. (Reuters Photo)
Truckers in France block traffic in a protest against rising fuel prices on the Paris-Lille motorway, northern France, June 30, 2008. (Reuters Photo)
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French truckers began blocking roads across France on Monday as they continued a protest against high fuel prices and urged the government to help the industry.
The nationwide day of action announced by the main haulage associations included roadblocks and so-called "snail" operations by convoys of slow-moving trucks and is expected to disrupt traffic severely, especially on highways.
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