French protesters block Airbus superjumbo convoy

Students protesting against France’s new youth labour law blocked a convoy carrying parts of an Airbus A380 superjumbo jet to a factory in south-western France today.

About 100 students sat down on the road in front of the convoy when it was about half a mile away from the assembly factory outside the city of Toulouse. The overnight protest was calm, and students were dispersed about two and a half hours after they arrived, police said.