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France: Unions won’t be cowed by thugs’ attack on offices

FRANCE’s striking CGT and CFDT unions spoke out on Saturday after their offices were attacked and vandalised by masked thugs.

The General Confederation of Labour (CGT) head office in the Paris suburb of Montreuil was attacked on Friday night by the unidentified thugs.CGT official Alessandro Vitagliano said windows were smashed and the main door broken down.

Only the intervention of security guards stopped the vandals from entering the building and causing more damage.

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