French workers suspend threat to blow up plant

PARIS, July 20 (Reuters) - Workers at French car parts maker New Fabris voted on Monday to remove gas canisters they had threatened to use to blow up their factory to back demands for higher redundancy payouts, a union representative said.

Workers at the plant in Chatellerault in central France voted by a show of hands to suspend the protest ahead of talks with aides to Industry Minister Christian Estrosi, who had demanded an end to the threats as a condition for the meeting.