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October 6, 2008 10:57:10 PM CDT



Shell Strike Threatens UK Motorists

Posted Jun 13, 08 6:40 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Truck drivers for Shell have begun a four-day strike in Britain that threatens to hike already sky-high gas prices. Although the government has warned motorists not to panic-buy, gas stations were reporting a 30% spike in sales in the hours before the action; union leaders, meanwhile, have threatened that gasoline would run out "almost immediately," reports the Telegraph.

Source Daily Telegraph (UK)

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Shell fuel tanker's are seen, inside the Shell Fuel Terminal, in Jarrow, north east England, Friday June 13, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Fuel tanker drivers for Shell stand at the picket line outside of the Shell Fuel Terminal, Jarrow, north east England.   (AP Photo)
Fuel tanker drivers for Shell stand at the picket line and stop two tankers outside of the Shell Fuel Terminal, Jarrow, north east England.   (AP Photo)
A gasoline price board t a Shell station is shown in San Mateo, Calif., Wednesday, April 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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