Courtney Love tweets outrage at violent Uber protest in Paris

ROCKER Courtney Love has been caught up in violent protests in France, tweeting her outrage at the French President saying "Francois Hollande where are the f***ing police??”

The Hole frontwoman shared a string of photos on her Twitter and Instagram accounts on Thursday from France, where more than 2800 cab drivers are striking over the ride-sharing app Uber.

She showed a window smashed in and vented anger at the President saying: "Where are the f***ing police??? is it legal for your people to attack visitors? Get your ass to the airport. Wtf???” (sic).

Dude @kanyewest we may tu back to the airport and hide out with u.picketers just attacked our car #ParisUberStrike pic.twitter.com/MtanurybOO — Courtney Love Cobain (@Courtney) June 25, 2015

they've ambushed our car and are holding our driver hostage. they're beating the cars with metal bats. this is France?? I'm safer in Baghdad — Courtney Love Cobain (@Courtney) June 25, 2015

paid some guys on motorcycles to sneak us out, got chased by a mob of taxi drivers who threw rocks, passed two police and they did nothing — Courtney Love Cobain (@Courtney) June 25, 2015

how on earth are these people allowed to do this? the first car was destroyed, all tires slashed… https://t.co/lWuFRMG6I5 — Courtney Love Cobain (@Courtney) June 25, 2015

Drivers in France have been engaged in dramatic protests which have blocked more than 30 major roads including access to Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports in Paris. Travellers have been forced to lug their suitcases down the highway and pictures from the scene show tyres being but on the street and police in riot gear who had earlier fired tear gas into the crowd.

One private chauffeur was pulled from his van by angry cab drivers who shouted at home "why did you come to work, you know we"re on strike today,” according to AFP. Meanwhile in Strasbourg taxi drivers posed as customers to lure Uber drivers and assault them. Toulouse and Marseilles were subject to more peaceful protests.

The drivers are furious about a new service called UberPOP which puts customers directly in touch with private drivers. It"s been banned in France since January but has been difficult to enforce. Taxi drivers say the app is threatening their livelihood as Uber drivers don"t pay the same taxes, insurance and registration they do.

Uber France tweeted that demand would likely be strong in the country because of the strikes with the hashtag #UberLove.

The French govement is also grappling with how to deal with the problem. Interior Minister Beard Cazeneuve called for calm on Wednesday saying "a state of law is not a state of violence”.