About 50 percent of railway workers, including 77 percent of train drivers, took part in a national strike that paralyzed a large number of high-speed trains, including TGV, regional carrier TER and shuttle trains RER in the Ile-de-France region, while a protest rally was held in Paris in front of the the Gare de l'Est train station.
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A protest rally staged by railway employees and students near the Gare de l'Est train station in Paris.
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Passengers at the at the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris.
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Police officers deployed at a protest rally staged by railway workers near the Gare de l'Est train station in Paris.
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A protest rally staged by railway workers and students near the Gare de l'Est train station in Paris.
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A participant of a railway workers' protest rally staged near the Gare de l'Est train station in Paris.
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A protest rally staged by railway employees and students near the Gare de l'Est train station in Paris.
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Trains at the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris.
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A protest rally staged by railway employees and students near the Gare de l'Est train station in Paris.
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Passengers near an information stand at the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris.
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A train near the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris.
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Employees of the SNCF state railway company at the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris.
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Police officers deployed at a protest rally staged by railway workers near the Gare de l'Est train station in Paris.
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Police officers deployed at a protest rally staged by railway workers near the Gare de l'Est train station in Paris.
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A protest rally staged by railway workers and students near the Gare de l'Est train station in Paris.
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Police officers deployed at a protest rally staged by railway workers near the Gare de l'Est train station in Paris.
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