Motorist ploughs into protesting students

A MOTORIST believed to be angry with demonstrators blocking a Paris street drove into the crowd of students protesting against jobs law yesterday, injuring 10 people.

Furious demonstrators overturned the car and tried to drag the driver out before police intervened.

The law, which would make it easier for companies to hire and fire people under the age of 26, has sparked weeks of strikes and massive protests, mainly driven by fears that the law will erode job security.

This week, students have switched to more unpredictable methods of protest, with impromptu blockades of train stations and roads.

On Paris’ Left Bank yesterday, protesters disrupted traffic by picnicking on a busy road. They were heading away when a motorist tried to burst through.

Several dozen youths turned the car over, tried to kick out its windows and attempted to drag the driver out before police and onlookers intervened.

Police in riot gear and helmets worked to disperse the crowd. The driver, a man about 20-years-old, was taken into custody, police said. Protesters cried “Killer” as he was led away by firefighters, visibly shocked.