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The body of a dead whale, hooked on the bow of a cargo ship, is seen on June 2, in Marseille, France. The animal was hit by the vessel "Mont Ventoux" on the route between France and Tunisia and was discovered dead upon the arrival of the ship in the Seaport of Marseille.
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French riot police launch an assault on the car ferry Kalliste on March 10 as striking CGT workers of SNCM (National Maritime Corsica-Mediterranean company) block access to Marseille's port.
700 French riot police were deployed to break up a month-long strike by ferry workers protesting against planned cuts, the BBC reports.
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Riot police on small boats (background) launch an assault as striking CGT maritime workers block access to Marseille's port on March 10.
The strikers, who were on board a car ferry blocking the port of Marseille, fought back by spraying police with water hoses. 14 strikers were arrested.
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Striking CGT workers on the car ferry Kalliste spray riot police with water cannons as authorities try to unblock access to Marseille's port on March 10.
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