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Air France Executives Attacked By Activists After Company Cuts 2,900 Jobs

Air France Executives Have Shirts Torn Off After Cutting 2,900 Jobs
Paul Vale
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Employees and activists protesting the cutting of thousands of jobs at the headquarters of Air France stormed a meeting on Monday, leaving two company executives scrambling for their lives.

The managers had their shirts shredded from their bodies, and were forced to scale a fence before fleeing the scene under police protection at the offices in Roissy-en-France.

According to the Associated Press, more than a hundred activists broke through a gate before staging a protest in the meeting room.

The CEO of Air France-KLM, Alexandre de Juniac, announced on Friday that a long-standing disagreement with the pilots would lead to the slashing of thousands of jobs. The company, De Juniac said, was struggling from competition from low-cost airlines in Europe and Gulf carriers for longer-haul flights.

Air France said on Monday it would file a complaint for aggravated assault. Alain Vidalies, France's transport secretary, said the violence was "unacceptable and must be punished."

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Air France's director of long-haul flights, Pierre Plissonnier, nearly shirtless, tries to cross a fence, helped by security and police officers, after several hundred of employees invaded the offices of Air France, interrupting the meeting of the Central Committee (CCE) in Roissy-en-France, on October 5, 2015. (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Air France's director of long-haul flights, Pierre Plissonnier (C), nearly shirtless, walks away from the crowd, helped by security and police officers, after several hundred of employees invaded the offices of Air France, interrupting the meeting of the Central Committee (CCE) in Roissy-en-France, on October 5, 2015. (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Air France's director of long-haul flights, Pierre Plissonnier (C), nearly shirtless, runs away from the demonstrators, helped by security officers, after several hundred of employees invaded the offices of Air France, interrupting the meeting of the Central Committee (CCE) in Roissy-en-France, on October 5, 2015. (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Air France's director of long-haul flights, Pierre Plissonnier, nearly shirtless, is taken away from the demonstrators by security officers, after several hundred of employees invaded the offices of Air France, interrupting the meeting of the Central Committee (CCE) in Roissy-en-France, on October 5, 2015. (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Human Resources Director of Air France Xavier Broseta, shirtless, tries to cross a fence, after several hundred of employees invaded the offices of Air France, interrupting the meeting of the Central Committee (CCE) in Roissy-en-France, on October 5, 2015. (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Air France's director of long-haul flights, Pierre Plissonnier (L), and Air France Executive Vice President Human Resources and Labour Relations, Xavier Broseta (R), shirtless, walk away from demonstrators, accompanied by anti-riot police officers, after several hundred employees stormed into the offices of Air France, interrupting the meeting of the Central Committee (CCE) in Roissy-en-France, on October 5, 2015. (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Air France's director of long-haul flights, Pierre Plissonnier (2nd R), nearly shirtless, is led away from demonstrators by security officers, after several hundred employees stormed into the offices of Air France, interrupting the meeting of the Central Committee (CCE) in Roissy-en-France, on October 5, 2015. (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Employees of Air France shout slogans and wave FO union flag (Workers' Force), inside the company headquarters in Roissy-en-France, on October 5, 2015, interrupting the launch of the plan at a central committee meeting. (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators try to enter to Air France headquarters in Roissy-en-France, on October 5, 2015, during a demonstration for the launch of a restructuring plan at a central committee meeting. (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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A woman holds a placard reading 'work yes, die no', during a demonstration in front of the Air France headquarters in Roissy-en-France, on October 5, 2015, during the launch of a restructuring plan at a central committee meeting. (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Air France's director of long-haul flights, Pierre Plissonnier, nearly shirtless, is led away from demonstrators by security officers, after several hundred employees stormed into the offices of Air France, interrupting the meeting of the Central Committee (CCE) in Roissy-en-France, on October 5, 2015. (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Air France's director of long-haul flights, Pierre Plissonnier, nearly shirtless, is helped by security and police officers to climb over a fence, after several hundred employees stormed into the offices of Air France, interrupting the meeting of the Central Committee (CCE) in Roissy-en-France, on October 5, 2015. (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Employees of French flag carrier Air France demonstrate near the company headquarters, during the launch of the plan at a central committee meeting, in Roissy-en-France, on October 5, 2015. (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Air France director of Human Ressources, Xavier Broseta, center left, and Air France assistant director long-haul flight, Pierre Plissonnier, center right, are protected by Air France security guards during scuffles with union activists inside the Air France headquarters at Roissy Airport, north of Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Air France assistant director long-haul flight, Pierre Plissonnier, left, is protected by security guards as he flees the Air France headquarters at Roissy Airport, north of Paris, France, after scuffles with union activists. Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Air France director of Human Ressources, Xavier Broseta, center (back to the camera), protected by security guards tries to flee the Air France headquarters at Roissy Airport, north of Paris, France, during scuffles with union activists, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Air France director of Human Ressources, Xavier Broseta, right, and Air France assistant director long-haul flight, Pierre Plissonnier, center, are protected by a police officer as they flee the company headquarters at Roissy Airport, north of Paris, after scuffles with union activist, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Air France union activists break through a gate as they storm the headquarters to disturb a meeting at Roissy Airport, north of Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Air France director of Human Ressources, Xavier Broseta, center left, and Air France assistant director long-haul flight, Pierre Plissonnier, center right, are protected by security guards during scuffles with union activists inside the company headquarters at Roissy Airport, north of Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Air France director of Human Ressources, Xavier Broseta, right, and Air France assistant director long-haul flight, Pierre Plissonnier, center, are protected by a police officer as they flee Air France headquarters at Roissy Airport, north of Paris, after scuffles with union activist, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Air France union activists stand on a table as they stage a protest during a meeting at the company headquarters at Roissy Airport, north of Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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