France hit by more strikes as part of protest against raising pension age

A passenger waits at the Gare de Lyon station in Paris as services were disrupted by strike action (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Public transportation, schools and electricity, oil and gas supplies were disrupted in France as demonstrators were taking to the streets for a third round of nationwide strikes and protests against the government’s pension reform plans.

The demonstrations on Tuesday come a day after the debate on the Bill started in parliament.