More than 2.5 million demonstrators take to the streets in France

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Strikers have blockaded a dozen French refineries and numerous oil depots as part of the widespread protests over Sarkozy's pension reforms

Striking workers piled up tyres and set them ablaze in front of a refinery at Grandpuits, east of Paris, after authorities issued a legal order insisting that some strikers reopen the facility

Workers said they would refuse, as curls of heavy black smoke wafted into the air

 

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The two main fuel depots in Normandy, run by Combustibles de Normandie in Caen and by Total in Ouistreham, were blocked by dozens of protesters

Other employees and residents formed a 'human chain' to prevent the refinery workers from entering the plant, and union leaders said they expected police to intervene

French youths burned tyres and cars, set up blockades and clashed with riot police outside some high schools in Paris and nearby suburbs

 

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Youths clash with police in Nanterre outside Paris

People hold flares as they protest in Lyon during a demonstration as part of a national day of mass rallies against pension reform

High school students clash with anti riot police in Lyon

 

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Protestors light a flare on on the 'Triomphe de la Republique' sculpture in Paris

the Colbert High School entrance, blocked by bins as part of student strike action protesting the unpopular pension reform bill, in Northern Paris

High-school students have increasingly joined the protests against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62

 

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A placard featuring president Nicolas Sarkozy with bunny ears is displayed during a demonstration in Bordeaux, western France

People walk past a pile of rubbish during a strike by rubbish collectors in Marseille

A man on a motorcycle rides past a pile of rubbish during a strike in Marseille

 

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A high school student holds a placard reading "Carla, we're like you: we get screwed by the head of state!" at a demonstration in Marseille's old port during a protest against the French government's pensions reform

Striking sailors demonstrate on an emergency boat in Marseille during a fourth day of a nationwide protest against pension reform

Workers of French oil giant Total and the SFDM Society, and SNCF railway workers set up a burning barricade to block the entrance of the deposit of the society SFDM near the oil refinery of Donges, near Nantes

 

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French SNCF railway workers, wearing hangmen clothes and carrying a coffin, attend a demonstration in Nice, southeastern France

Demonstrators vandalise a car in downtown Lyon

protester holding a French Sud union flag walks past a fire set to block the entrance to fuel storage depots in Caen, northwestern France

 

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A car burns in front of students and policemen during a demonstration against France's government pension reform in Nimes, southern France

Students demonstrate against France's government pension reform in Montpellier, southern France

A demonstrator throws wood into a flaming barricade in front of an oil depot near Arnage

 

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Students block access to the Arago high school in Paris

Students block the entrance to the Voltaire high school in Paris

High school students block the access of the Maurice Ravel high school in Paris

 

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A student leaves her high school in Montreuil, outside Paris

High school students throw rubbish on the road during a demonstration in Lyon

High school students block the entrance of the Lycee Turgot in Paris

 

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youth overturn car, of unlucky french

economic model now is just delivery enough for normal demand, when people start to panic buy, the system will fail immediately. also oil delivery are not possible.

they use their fire and body to block oil depot, in china, the truck would just drive over them

many trucks came out to the road and go slow to cause massive traffic jams

rubbish collectors who are paid like a 100 times better than singapore, go on strike

poor police have to deal with the gangster of france, even though their pension are also increased

 

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French people marched through the city to protest against new government rules that extend the age of retirement from 60 to 62. All major unions were represented (CFDT, CGT, etc.) and students were among the most excited. Paris, France 19/10/2010​

 

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Striking workers block a TGV train at the Perpignan railway station, southern France, to protest against French government pensions reform on October 19, 2010. Estimates for turnout today at the latest mass protests against pensions reform in France diverged sharply with authorities counting several hundred thousand demonstrators and unions 3.5 million.​

 

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A demonstrator talks with anti riot policemen in front of the Oil Docks of Ambes at the Bordeaux harbour, blocked on October 19, 2010 part of a national day of strike to protest against French government pensions reforms.​

 

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Anti riot policemen guard the entrance of the Oil Docks of Ambes at the Bordeaux harbour, after they liberate its access, on October 19, 2010.​

 

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Demonstrators block the fuel storage depot of Douchy-Les-Mines, northern France, to protest against French government pensions reform on October 19, 2010.

Policemen escort a truck after they liberate the access to the Oil Docks of Ambes at the Bordeaux harbour, on October 19, 2010.​

 

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The government wants to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 and the full state pension age from 65 to 67. Very similar to our retirement age leh.

Compare them to Sinkies, we are very well behave liao, Gahment should be grateful to Sinkie citizens.