Courtney Love rages at violent anti-Uber protest by Paris taxi drivers

Photos: French taxi drivers protest UberPOP

French taxi drivers clash with riot police while disrupting Paris rush-hour during a protest against online ride service UberPOP on Thursday, June 25. The cabbies say Uber threatens their jobs by taking customers away from licensed cab companies. The French goverment ruled the UberPOP app illegal last year, but the company hasn't exhausted all legal recourse.

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A fire burns next to riot police and an overturned car in Paris on June 25.

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A police officer holds up a can of tear gas as taxi drivers block the Porte Maillot Métro station in Paris on June 25.

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Police stand next to a burned-out car during the Paris protest on June 25.

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Demonstrators try to turn over a car at Porte Maillot in Paris on June 25.

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Riot police arrive to intervene at the Porte Maillot station on June 25.