1. He hoped to spearhead legislation to increase grazing fees for ranchers and to stop miners from ravaging federal lands for token fees. 2. Police and interior ministry troops were on standby in the city of Petrosani to stop miners leaving the Jiu Valley in southwestern Romania to travel to the capital. 3. Antiriot police sprayed tear gas and threw smoke bombs to stop miners advancing southwards from the Jiu Valley to the capital, Bucharest. 4. Equipped with anti-riot shields, tear gas and smoke bombs, troops were determined to stop the miners. 5. Interior Minister Gavril Dejeu on Monday deployed busloads of troops to stop miners leaving Petrosani via a winding mountain road to the vast plain where Bucharest is. 6. Interior Minister Gavril Dejeu ordered antiriot troops to stop the miners, but they advanced nonetheless, private radio station PRO-FM reported. 7. Interior Minister Gavril Dejeu ordered antiriot troops to stop the miners, but they advanced nonetheless, PRO-FM reported. 8. Interior Minister Gavril Dejeu said in a news conference that special troops in the area would do their duty and stop miners reaching the capital. 9. It was unclear whether the government would again try to stop the miners, who are seeking higher wages and job protection. 10. Police in the city of Luhansk managed to stop the miners after they pushed down iron barriers in front of the building and attempted to break inside. |