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Only small numbers turn out to protests at British refineries about high fuel prices
From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20050914
Author:ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer
ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
09-14-2005
Dateline: LONDON
Threats of fuel price protests that had triggered a wave of panic-buying at British gas stations proved empty Wednesday, as only a few truckers and farmers answered the call to rally at refinery gates.
The largest turnouts numbered only a dozen or so, and many refineries attracted no demonstration at all.
But Britain has already felt the impact as motorists, remembering how pumps ran dry five years ago when fuel protesters blockaded refineries, have been lining up at retail stations since Monday.
"We have had six ...
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