Taxi drivers in France are forming virtual blockades around airports and key train stations causing chaos in Paris and other French cities during a nation-wide protest against the Uber ride-booking service, known in France as UberPOP.
Open this photo in gallery: Striking French taxi drivers block traffic on the Paris ring road during a national protest against car-sharing service Uber. Charles Platiau/Reuters
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Open this photo in gallery: Taxis gather at a major entrance to Paris, snarling traffic and slowing access to Charles de Gaulle airport after weeks of rising and sometimes violent tensions over Uber. Michel Euler/The Associated Press
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Open this photo in gallery: Passengers drag their suitcases towards Orly airport as striking taxi drivers block access roads during a national protest against car-sharing service Uber. Christian Hartmann/Reuters
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Open this photo in gallery: French Taxi drivers in Marseilles demonstrate against UberPOP, a popular taxi app that is facing fierce opposition from traditional cabs. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP / Getty Images
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Open this photo in gallery: A damaged car is parked on the motorway near Orly airport as striking taxi drivers block access roads south of Paris. Christian Hartmann/Reuters
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Open this photo in gallery: French Taxi drivers burn tires in the southern city of Marseille as they demonstrate against UberPOP. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP / Getty Images
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Open this photo in gallery: French riot police push an overturned car as striking taxi drivers demonstrate at the Porte Maillot, blocking traffic on the Paris ring road. Charles Platiau/Reuters
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Open this photo in gallery: A striking taxi driver holds a flare on the Promenade des Anglais during a national protest against car-sharing service Uber in Nice, France. Jean-Pierre Amet/Reuters
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Open this photo in gallery: French Taxi drivers burn tires during a protest in the southern city of Marseille. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP / Getty Images
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Open this photo in gallery: Police officers stand next to a a burned out car during a taxi drivers demonstration in Paris. Michel Euler/The Associated Press
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