Protests and strikes continue in France

Lorry drivers block the entrance of a regional transportation centre in Lesquin, northern France Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images A passenger arrives at the blockaded Merignac airport, near Bordeaux Photograph: Bob Edme/AP President Nicolas Sarkozy walks with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, along the boardwalk at Deauville, where they are attending a tripartite security summit with the Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev Photograph: Philippe Wojazer/AFP/Getty Images High school students set up a fence to block traffic on the Place de la République in Paris Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images Students take part in a demonstration in Nice Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters Protesters slow down traffic near Marseille Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images A driver confronts protesting students blocking traffic in Paris Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images Students demonstrate in Marseille Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images Students shout during a demonstration at the old port area of Marseille Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images Students block traffic during a demonstration at the Place de la République Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Demonstrators at the old port area of Marseille Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images Gendarmes confront protesting students in Paris Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Youtng people clash with police during a demonstration in Lyon over pension reforms Photograph: Robert Pratta/Reuters Students block the entrance of Arènes high school in Toulouse Photograph: Remy Gabalda/AFP/Getty Images A man wears a Nicolas Sarkozy mask during a demonstration in Lille Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters A police dog handler stands in front of the Biaggio high school in Lille Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images A mass protest in Toulouse Photograph: Remy Gabalda/AFP/Getty Images Metal workers hold flares during a demonstration in Marseille Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images Riot police jog past burning vehicles during clashes in Lyon Photograph: Olivier Chassignole/EPA Private and public sector workers demonstrate in Marseille over pension reforms Photograph: Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters Demonstrators in Nice Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters Plainclothes police officers use riot gear during clashes with young people in Lyon Photograph: Robert Pratta/Reuters