Posted AT 2:16 PM EST on 28/03/06
France hit by nationwide protest strike
Paris — Nationwide strikes disrupted airline, train and bus service, closed the Eiffel Tower and sent hundreds of thousands of protesters into the streets across France on Tuesday as unions joined in solidarity with students angered by a new labour law.
Police fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse some demonstrators, who threw stones, bottles and traffic cones at police.
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