Farmers block Paris' Champs-Elysees

French farmers angry over financial woes today blocked the famed Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris and set hay on fire.

Farmers block Paris' Champs-Elysees
Fri, 16 Oct, 2009 - 10:13

French farmers angry over financial woes today blocked the famed Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris and set hay on fire.

About 150 farmers from rural regions of France spread hay and piled tyres across the wide street lined with upmarket shops before setting them on fire.

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