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French protesters block Marseille airport (AP)

October 21st, 2010

A youth prepares to throw a petrol bomb at a bank branch during clashes with police forces in Lyon, central France, Wednesday Oct. 20, 2010. The petrol bomb didn't cause any damage. French authorities forced strike-shuttered fuel depots to reopen to ensure gasoline supplies, and the interior minister threatened Wednesday to send in paramilitary police to stop rioting on the fringes of protests against raising the retirement age to 62. Months of largely peaceful demonstrations against the pension reform have taken a violent turn in recent days. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)AP - French protesters blockaded Marseille’s airport, truckers tied up highways and Lady Gaga canceled concerts in Paris ahead of a tense Senate vote Thursday on raising the retirement age.


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