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French government ready to 'intervene' to break fuel depot strike

Drivers line up as they wait to buy gas in a station, in Lille, northern France, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. AP - Michel Spingler

The French government has called for the immediate lifting of fuel depot blockage and has threatened to intervenue to break the deadlock. This as workers from TotalEnergies and Esso-Exxon Mobil pursue their strike action for better salaries.

"We are doing everything we can to put an end to this situation," government spokesman Olivier Véran told RTL radio on Tuesday morning, the day after an emergency meeting held by the Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.

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