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Added on the 20/12/2019 17:45:33 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Queues build in Paris' Gare de Lyon as travellers scramble to begin Christmas vacations on the 16th day of a transport strike against pension reform. IMAGES
Hundreds of people find themselves stranded at Saint-Lazare station as they wait for a metro on the 33rd day of the public transport strike. In light of the jam, state-owned transport operator RATP closed one of the station entrances. IMAGES
Striking railway workers gathered at the Gare de Lyon in Paris vote to continue the movement "until the next major event," on the 11th day of mobilisation against pension reform. IMAGES
Protesters take to the streets of Paris, burn down signs and clash with French security forces in the most serious violence yet of a three-month revolt against President Emmanuel Macron's hugely controversial pension reform. Dozens of police were injured, and dozens of protesters arrested nationwide, the government said, as a day of protests descended into violence in several cities including Paris, where protesters lit fires in the historic centre of the city. IMAGES
Rubbish collection began in some areas of Paris following requisitions issued by the police prefecture. But the streets are still overflowing with trash due to a waste workers strike, entering its third week on Monday. IMAGES