Two senior executives of Air France had their shirts ripped off their backs after being cornered by a furious mob protesting against job cuts at the airline.

Assistant HR director Xavier Broseta found himself pitched in the middle of a scrum after several hundred employees invaded the offices of Air France, interrupting a meeting of the company's Central Committee (CCE) in Roissy-en-France.

The crowd descended as Air France-KLM unveiled a restructuring plan that could lead to 2,900 job losses.

The head of Air France in Orly, Pierre Plissonnier, also had his clothes torn as he was hounded from the scene.

The company announced the first forced dismissals since the 1990s after failing to reach a deal with pilots, who had been asked to work more hours for the same pay to help end annual losses that began in 2011.

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