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Reuters: French Government Calls For Calm Amid Oil And Rail Protests

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Tags: France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Protests, Strike, Strike action

France's government called for calm on Wednesday as an oil sector strike partly shut down refineries, but there were growing signs a rail walkout was running out of steam.

Transport Secretary Dominique Bussereau assured French motorists there was no prospect of fuel shortages as workers blockaded some major fuel depots and reduced output at all but one of France's 12 refineries.

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