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

By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN

Updated 2219 GMT (0619 HKT) June 25, 2015

French taxi drivers clash with riot police while disrupting Paris rush-hour during a<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/25/europe/france-paris-uberpop-protests/"> protest against online ride service UberPOP</a> 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.
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.
Photos: French taxi drivers protest UberPOP
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.
Photos: French taxi drivers protest UberPOP
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