French PM urges unions to scrap violence-marred protests
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PARIS- France's prime minister urged labour union leaders on Thursday to call off anti-reform protests, saying turnout was waning but violence on the fringes was mounting.
As crowds gathered for nationwide marches in opposition to labour law reforms, Manuel Valls said that ultra-violent gangs of "people who want to kill a cop" were hijacking otherwise legitimate protests in order to attack the police.
"Union leaders need to live up to their responsibilities," he said. "If rioters turn up at each and every protest it's time to ask whether some of these protests are worth it," he said in a radio interview on a new days of strikes and demonstrations.
