French truckers block roads to protest high fuel prices

Truckers in France block traffic in a protest against rising fuel prices on the Paris-Lille motorway, northern France, June 30, 2008. 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.... [read full story]