World : Oil Strike Closes Mexican Refineries
From Times wire services
MEXICO CITY —
Striking oil workers closed refinery operations across Mexico today to protest the arrest of the leader of their powerful and graft-riddled union. Long lines built up at gas stations and soldiers guarded state-owned oil facilities against possible sabotage.
Pemex Director General Francisco Rojas said the firm, the country’s sole supplier of gasoline, will take the measures necessary to ensure supplies and called on motorists not to make panic purchases. Most Pemex facilities across the country are being guarded by soldiers, officials said.
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