PICS: Courtney Love's taxi attacked in Paris by UberPOP protestors

Los Angeles - Courtney Love's taxi was attacked with "metal bats" during the UberPOP taxi protest in Paris on Thursday.

The 50-year-old rock star was left terrified as protesters in the French capital began striking the car as they rampaged through the city.

The Hole singer was "held hostage" in the vehicle for an hour, before she and her diver paid motorcyclists to "sneak" them out of the mayhem.

how on earth are these people allowed to do this? the first car was destroyed, all tires slashed and beat with bats, these guys trying to open the doors and the cops are doing nothing?? French Taliban? civil reform needed in France?? I want to go home

A video posted by Courtney Love Cobain (@courtneylove) on Jun 25, 2015 at 5:19am PDT

Courtney took to Twitter to inform her followers what was happening and ask for help as well as warning Kanye West - who is in Paris to attend the Louis Vuitton Menswear fashion show - to stay away from the carnage.

Dude @kanyewest we may turn 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

She then insisted she would be "safer in Baghdad' before hitting out at French President François Holland over his handling of the protest.

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

François Hollande where are the fucking police??? is it legal for your people to attack visitors? Get your ass to the airport. Wtf???

— Courtney Love Cobain (@Courtney) June 25, 2015

She then tweeted that her and her driver got away safely.

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

She also shared a picture of her 'rescuers' on Instagram and thanked them for getting her to safety.

we got out after being held hostage for an hour thanks to these two guys. I'm scared out of my wits. Mr. François Hollande president or libertine? I can't believe this really just happened. love French people but your government blows #happytobealive #parisuberstrike wtf??

A photo posted by Courtney Love Cobain (@courtneylove) on Jun 25, 2015 at 5:51am PDT

French taxi drivers have gone on a nationwide strike, disrupting snarling traffic in all the major cities, following weeks of tensions and complaints about the taxi app Uber.

The aggrieved drivers claim the service is costing them their livelihoods and the taxi wars have resulted in almost 100 Uber drivers being assaulted in recent weeks.

(Photographs: AP Photos)