tuesday, -- delhi institute of technology on tuesday, he distanced himself from comments made by angela marco. she said that integration in germany had failed. he said that anyone could practice their culture and religion in the country. a leading french union says 3.5 million people took to the streets today to protest the government's pension reform plan, a number far higher than official estimates. workers in the oil refineries joined in the protest, crippling fuel surprise. the french president has vowed to take action to overcome those fuel shortages. at times, violence has erupted during the protest in some cities. >> demonstrators clashed with police in the streets of nante rres on the outskirts of paris. youngsters hurled rocks at the police, who responded with tear gas. there were also crashes -- clashes in lyon and le mans, where protesters burned down a school. despite the violence, many french still support the strike action. >> transport workers, trash collections, blue and white collar workers should all be united. if there is no transport today we are not going to die from it.