Sarkozy orders breaking of all fuel blockades

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered police to break the blockades at all fuel depots blocked by protests against his pensions reform. "I gave instructions yesterday to unblock all of the fuel depots in order to return the situation to normal...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered police to break the blockades at all fuel depots blocked by protests against his pensions reform.

"I gave instructions yesterday to unblock all of the fuel depots in order to return the situation to normal as soon as possible," Sarkozy said in the statement.

Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said earlier Wednesday that three depots were peacefully reopened overnight, as the government refused to back down on the reform to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62.

Protestors have blockaded several more depots however, police and AFP reporters said.

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