Bridgestone : to close plant in northern France, BFM TV and AFP report

PARIS (Reuters) - Japanese tyremaker Bridgestone will close its French plant of Bethune in northern France, BFM TV and AFP reported on Thursday.

They were citing Junior Economy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher after she met Bridgestone and plant representatives in Bethune.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Edmund Blair)