11. Protesters also blocked a train traveling from Tirana to Vlora, piling rocks and logs on the tracks and forcing all the passengers to get off outside Lushnja. 12. Protesters also gathered near rails in other around the region, but were not blocking trains, ITAR-Tass reported. 13. Residents from a poor slum in Pakistan blocked trains by sitting on railway tracks, demanding that the government offer compensation to victims of an ammonia gas leak. 14. Soldiers have succeeded only partially as opposition activists have blocked trains and prevented movement of goods in sea ports. 15. Striking workers paralyzed ferry service and blocked Eurotunnel trains at this northern French port Monday, protesting an expected end to duty-free shopping in European Union countries. 16. The opposition activists also blocked trains in several towns by squatting on railroad track. 17. The unions also planned protests at the entrance of the Channel Tunnel aimed at blocking the trains running between France and Britain, the officials said. 18. The violence spread beyond Gujarat on Friday when Hindu fundamentalists called a national strike, attacked mosques, blocked trains and forced businesses to close in several cities. 19. They were trying to block a train in which an Algerian illegal immigrant was being escorted out of the country. 20. They also rolled a boulder onto railway tracks, blocking trains for an hour, the official said. |