Irate French taxi drivers smash cars in strike against Uber

Friday, June 26, 2015

PARIS -- French taxi drivers pulled out the throttle in an all-out confrontation with the ultra-cheap Uber car service Thursday, smashing livery cars, setting tires ablaze and blocking traffic during a nationwide strike that caught tourists and celebrities alike in the mayhem.

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