Protests in France

French striking railway workers face police as they demonstrate over pension reform near the UMP party headquarters in Paris, October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

French gendarmes charge to unblock the entrance of the Grandpuits oil refinery southeast of Paris, October 22, 2010. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

French high school students kiss on the road in front of the police at the end of a demonstration over pension reform in Paris, October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A hooded youth runs in the Place Bellecour after police fired tear gas during a demonstration against pension reform in Lyon, October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Striking employees of the Reichstett refinery removes the Petrolus company name sign in front of the site in Reichstett near Strasbourg, October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

Youths group on the Place Bellecour after French police fired tear gas during a demonstration against pension reform in Lyon, October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

French police take position during clashes with youths at a demonstration over pension reform at Place Bellecour in Lyon, October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Pratta

French striking railway workers demonstrate over pension reform near the UMP party headquarters in Paris October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Civil Protection unit members requisitioned by French government clean the streets and piled up garbage in Marseille October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

Demonstrators face French police as they attend a demonstration over pension reform at Place Bellecour in Lyon, October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Pratta

A demonstrator holds a rainbow-colored peace flag in tear gas during clashes with police during a demonstration over pension reform at Place Bellecour in Lyon, October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A French high school student shouts slogans during a demonstration over pension reform in Paris, October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

A youth throws a projectile at French police during a confrontation in Nanterre, near Paris, October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Guillaume Bertrand

A man holds a placard which reads "Listen to the public's rage" during a demonstration in front of the French Senate in Paris, October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Cars and taxis line up near Orly airport as striking airport workers block access roads south of Paris, October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Guillaume Bertrand

Tear gas cannisters land near youths during a confrontation with police in Nanterre, near Paris, October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Guillaume Bertrand

Striking railway workers burn railway tracks during a demonstration at the old port of Marseille October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

A fireman tries to extinguish fire as French police secure the entrance of the SFDM petrol depot in Donges, near Nantes, October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Private and public sector workers demonstrate over pension reforms in Marseille October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

Youths clash with police at Place Bellecour during a demonstration over pension reform in Lyon, October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Pratta

Youth throw rocks in a cloud of tear gas during clashes with French police after a demonstration over pension reform in Lyon, October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Pratta

French police pass a burning car during a student demonstration in Nanterre, near Paris, October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Guillaume Bertrand

A French high school student faces anti-riot gendarmes during a student demonstration at the Place de la Republique in Paris October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Passengers walk on the highway as French striking workers block the Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy near Paris, October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

French high school students block the traffic during a student demonstration at Place de la Republique in Paris October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

High school students shout slogans as striking railway workers burn railway tracks during a demonstration at the old port of Marseille, October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

French police arrest a youth during outbreaks of violence after a demonstration over pension reform in Lyon, October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Pratta

French high school students walk past riot policemen as they enter in the metro after a demonstration over pension reform on the Champs Elysees in Paris, October 18, 2010. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Private and public sector workers demonstrate over pension reform in Paris, October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

French high school students face riot gendarmes during a student demonstration at Place de la Republique in Paris October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Striking workers of French oil giant Total set up a burning barricade to block the entrance of the oil refinery of Donges, near Nantes, October 18, 2010. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

French police take position during clashes with youths after a demonstration over pension reform in Lyon, October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Pratta

A petrol pump at a gas station is seen wrapped in paper rolls in Paris October 18, 2010. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

French high school students demonstrate during a day nationwide protest against pensions reform in Nice, southeastern France, October 15, 2010. The slogan reads " We are not tired". REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

French high school students walks past an overturned car during rioting at a student demonstration in Lyon October 18, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Pratta

SNCF railway workers take part in a demonstration over pension reform in Nantes, October 16, 2010. The words on the banners read "Nantes's railway workers". REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

A worker of French oil giant Total stands near a burning barricade to block the entrance of an oil refinery in Donges, near Nantes, October 13, 2010. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

A policeman counts the numbers of demonstrators on a notepad as private and public sector demonstrate over pension reforms in Lille, northern France, October 12 , 2010. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

Riot policemen stand near the Place de la Bastille after a demonstration over pension reform in Paris, October 16, 2010. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Commuters crowd into a RER train (suburban rapid transit) at Auber station during a second day of a nationwide strike by French SNCF railway work, in Paris, October 13, 2010 . REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Workers of French oil giant Total and the SFDM Society surround a burning barricade used to block the entrance at the SFDM petrol depot near the oil refinery of Donges, October 15, 2010. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Private and public sector workers take part in a demonstration over pension reform in Paris, October 16, 2010. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A demonstrator writes the CGT sign on the pavement with a warning flare during a protest march over pension reform in Bordeaux October 14, 2010. REUTERS/Ulrich Chofflet

Workers of French oil giant Total and the SFDM Society, and SNCF railway workers stand near a burning barricade to block the entrance of the deposit of the society SFDM near the oil refinery of Donges, near Nantes, October 15, 2010. REUTERS/Stephane...more

A French SUD Solidaires labour union worker holds a red flare in front of a banner that reads "Strike" during a demonstration over pension reform in Lille October 16, 2010. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

High school student holds a placard which reads "shout" during a demonstration over pension reform in Nantes, October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Private and public sector workers attend a demonstration over pension reform in Paris, October 16, 2010. The placard reads, "Here it is: Retirement !". REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Striking shipbuilding workers attend a demonstration with Airbus workers, SNCF railway workers, teachers and high school students at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique site in Saint Nazaire October 14, 2010. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

French riot police arrest youth at the end of a demonstration over pension reform in Paris, October 16, 2010. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

French striking railway workers face police as they demonstrate over pension reform near the UMP party headquarters in Paris, October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes