Roads around Paris became car parks as French taxi drivers blockaded routes to the airport and the main ring road around the city in a protest against Uber. <br /><br /> Riot police intervened as the protest turned violent, with reports cab drivers were seeking out and harassing chauffers of the ride-sharing service.<br /><br /> France’s interior minister called for a nationwide clampdown on the UberPOP service, siding with taxi drivers who argue the service represented unfair competition. <br /><br /> In photos: Thousands of cab drivers clog France's roads to protest Uber http://t.co/KzelkOx0TE pic.twitter.com/RwDCbPJQCJ— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) June 25, 2015<br /> <br /><br /> The protests forced those arriving at Orly and Charles De Gaulle airports to walk between terminals to avoid the travel chaos, though some had little sympathy for the strike. <br /><br /> American rock singer Courtney Love was also caught up in the fracas.<br /><br /> they've ambushed our car and are holding our driver hostage. they're beating the cars with met
