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On Tuesday in Tehran, Putin warned the United States not to use a former Soviet republic to stage an attack on Iran.LONDON, England (CNN) -- Widespread strikes are expected to cripple France's transport network just as rugby fans make their way to Paris for this weekend's World Cup final.The strike is expected to cripple France's national train network.Railway workers will join bus, power, gas and some state employees for the action called after President Nicolas Sarkozy refused to back down over planned pension reforms, according to Monique Ricard, spokeswoman for the French railway SNCF.Police were investigating how the man managed to take a weapon into the courtroom in Reggio Emilia, a city about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Bologna. Vladimir Putin's visit was the first by a Kremlin leader to Iran since 1943.Trains across France and the Metro -- Paris's subway system -- are expected to come to a halt starting Wednesday night, Ricard said.High demand has pushed up!  ward the price of a pair of tickets for the final to as much as $3,000 in eBay auctions.Eurostar has advised its customers to avoid all travel on Thursday and it has cancelled some of its trains on Thursday and Friday.Russian officials could not immediately be reached to verify the report and the Iranian news agency provided no details on what Putin had proposed.SNCF has insisted the industrial action would not continue into the weekend. The wife was taken to a hospital, where she was declared clinically dead, Italian media reported. Her brother died at the scene."The main reason for Putin's visit to Iran was to convey this message personally to the ultimate power inIran," one official said.The man and his wife were attending a court hearing in Reggio Emilia as part of separation proceedings when he pulled out a gun and pointed it at his wife and her brother, then started shooting randomly, police said."We are certainly concerned about the impact for fans. So far we've been!   assured the disruptions should be manageable but it remains to be see n," Jessica Chambers, a spokeswoman for the England Rugby Supporters Club.A police officer and the woman's lawyer also were injured, but not seriously, police said.