The government said it managed to break the blockade of one neighborhood in the city while they were still fighting to unblock another.

A few attempts were mounted to break the blockade, but they were not large enough to have lasting impact.

The ships were authorized to board, inspect, and seize both ships seeking to break the blockade and their cargo.

We can bottle her up and destroy every ship that endeavors to break the blockade.

The defenders could not break the blockade or drive off any detachments, and when the water supply was cut off, capitulation again became a serious option to be considered.

The no-fly zone and naval blockade that had been enforced for nearly seven months ended at 11.59pm.

The nation was ready to put on a brave face for hundreds of visitors, even though a naval blockade remains in place and there are residual border skirmishes.

Traffic slowed as a naval blockade hit imports coming from the port and rising fuel prices cut the flow of vehicles to a trickle.

The purpose of the naval blockade was primarily a military- security one.

The allies succeeded in capturing a point, which would enable them to close the city to resupply by sea even without maintaining a naval blockade.

At the police blockade, a tense standoff escalated into a brief confrontation, but the marchers succeeded in passing the police line.

Rescuers suggested the cause to be static electricity, an accidentally-discarded cigarette, or an individual angered at a police blockade who sought vengeance.

From the start police blockaded roads to stop miners reaching pickets.

A protest ensued, and they withdrew, however at 9 pm that evening, riot police blockaded the area and entered the squat.

He soon finds that all roads now have police blockades.