French fishermen protest as anger mounts in Spain, Portugal, Belgium

CALAIS, France (AFP)

In Dunkirk, fishermen set fire to crates and set up roadblocks to prevent trucks from entering the Total oil refinery where riot police were deployed to secure the entrances, said an AFP correspondent.

Fishermen ransacked fish stands at two wholesalers in Normandy and at supermarkets in the southern Narbonne region in protest at sales of imported fish.

Two days after President Nicolas Sarkozy’s government announced 110 million euros (173 million dollars) in aid, protests continued as fishermen ignored calls from their industry representatives to go back to work.

AFP