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Taxi protest blocks roads in London

Roads are snarled in London as Taxi drivers stop their black cabs, blocking the street to protest over new technology they say endangers passengers, London, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The strike action by taxi drivers hit many European cities, Wednesday, sparked by fears about the growing upheaval in the travel and transport industry, largely due to digital technologies. Big Ben's clock tower back centre. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Taxi stand still at Parliament Square in central London as thousands of London black cabs blocking the streets to protest over new technology they say endangers passengers, in London, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The strike action by taxi drivers hit many European cities, Wednesday, sparked by fears about the growing upheaval in the travel and transport industry, largely due to digital technologies. Big Ben's clock tower back centre. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Traditional London black cabs line up along The Mall as taxi drivers stop their black cabs, blocking the street to protest over new technology they say endangers passengers, in London, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The strike action by taxi drivers hit many European cities, Wednesday, sparked by fears about the growing upheaval in the travel and transport industry, largely due to digital technologies. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Pedestrians throng the pavement in Whitehall as the roads are snarled in London as Taxi drivers stop their black cabs, blocking the street to protest over new technology they say endangers passengers, in London, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The strike action by taxi drivers hit many European cities, Wednesday, sparked by fears about the growing upheaval in the travel and transport industry, largely due to digital technologies. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Pedestrians throng the pavement in Whitehall as the roads are snarled in London as Taxi drivers stop their black cabs, blocking the street to protest over new technology they say endangers passengers, in London, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The strike action by taxi drivers hit many European cities, Wednesday, sparked by fears about the growing upheaval in the travel and transport industry, largely due to digital technologies. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

A taxi driver holds up a replica of the World Cup trophy from his cab in Whitehall as Taxi drivers stop their black cabs, blocking the street to protest over new technology they say endangers passengers, in London, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The strike action by taxi drivers hit many European cities, Wednesday, sparked by fears about the growing upheaval in the travel and transport industry, largely due to digital technologies. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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Roads are snarled in London as Taxi drivers stop their black cabs, blocking the street to protest over new technology they say endangers passengers, London, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The strike action by taxi drivers hit many European cities, Wednesday, sparked by fears about the growing upheaval in the travel and transport industry, largely due to digital technologies. Big Ben's clock tower back centre. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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