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Locked-out airport fleet taxi drivers in Ottawa turned violent Tuesday afternoon with an attack on the vehicle of another cab driver during an attempt to block the Airport Parkway at the Uplands Drive overpass.

The incident, which is under investigation by Ottawa police, marked an escalation in the four-week-old dispute between the drivers’ union, Unifor, and the taxi company, Coventry Connections, over an increase in airport pickup fees.

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On Tuesday morning, more than 100 drivers stood or sat on the overpass, chanting and waving banners in a protest that forced police to reroute traffic down to Uplands Drive to get around the protesters. The drivers packed up their banners and moved off the bridge at about 12:20 p.m., about three hours after the demonstration began.

They returned later in the afternoon, again blocking the overpass. This time, though, the Airport Taxi drivers attacked a passing Blue Line taxi, smashing the rear window as it drove past the protesters and accelerated away. The assault was captured on camera by another passerby and posted on YouTube.