Civil servants shout slogans during a protest against government austerity measures as they block Madrid’s main street Paseo de la Castellana, Spain. (Reuters)
Spain Anti-Austerity Protests End In Unrest -- BBC
Spanish police have fired rubber bullets to clear demonstrators in Madrid as a day of nationwide protests against spending cuts ended in unrest.
Protesters set alight rubbish bins as riot police charged them in the city centre, near the parliament building.
Seven people were arrested and at least six injured, officials said.
Earlier, tens of thousands of people held largely peaceful protests across Spain against the latest government austerity measures.
Public sector workers crowded the streets of Madrid, Barcelona and several other cities, chanting slogans against government "robbery".
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Update #1: Spain struggles to cope with empty coffers -- Deutsche Welle
Update #2: Spain police clash with austerity protesters -- Al Jazeera
My Comment: I can understand why people are demonstrating .... but the 'bottom line' is the following .... the country is broke .... it has debts piled on debts .... the measures that the government has introduced are not enough .... and no one is willing to lend money to them.
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