Jobless block train tracks

Marseille - Hundreds of French unemployed people demanding increased benefits blocked railway tracks in Marseille yesterday, …

Marseille - Hundreds of French unemployed people demanding increased benefits blocked railway tracks in Marseille yesterday, causing delays for thousands of travellers. The protests prevented the arrival and departure of some 10 trains in Marseille, including a high-speed TGV train leaving for Brussels, the SNCF railway authority said.

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