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Stripped And 'Almost Lynched": Air France Execs Attacked In Violent Protests Against Job Cuts

Air France executives were attacked during protests at the airline headquarters this week as employees demonstrated against layoffs. Union activists stormed a high-level meeting, which was discussing the possibility of slashing 2,900 jobs. Two senior executives fled the premises in Roissy, near Paris by scrambling over a fence after protestors tore and shredded their clothes, escaping the scene under police protection.