21.   The strikers blocked streets with stones, guard rails and overturned kiosks.

22.   The strikers briefly blocked one of the buses Tuesday as a way of protesting the introduction of the private service.

23.   The strikers blocked ticket windows on Thursday as part of the protest.

24.   Police released a statement saying they would use force if strikers blocked traffic.

25.   Several dozen strikers blocked the plane before it was due to take off for a morning trans-Atlantic flight from Charles de Gaulle airport.

26.   Strikers briefly blocked access to Paris airport terminals on Thursday as police fired teargas shells to keep them off runways.

27.   Strikers also blocked railway lines and occupied signal rooms elsewhere in the country.