SPAIN ILLEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT -- 101 injured, 29 arrested in Madrid as anti-austerity march turns violent — RT News

101 injured, 29 arrested in Madrid as anti-austerity march turns violent — RT News:

 Protesters clashed with police in Madrid as thousands of people trekked across Spain to protest austerity which they claim is destroying their country. Under the banner "no more cuts!" the protesters called for an end to the government’s "empty promises."

Police arrested at least 29 protesters following the clashes which took place after the march. According to emergency service, 101 people were injured - 67 of them police, El Mundo newspaper reports.

Protesters were seen throwing stones and firecrackers at police. According to witnesses, officers used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.

Clashes broke out during a final speech at the demonstration when protesters tried to break through a police barrier. Riot police took charge by beating protesters with batons, AP reported.

“The mass rally was coming to an an end when reportedly a group of younger protesters, who had masks on their faces, started throwing rocks at the police. Police tried to push them away from the parameter that they organized around this area,” RT’s Egor Piskunov reported from the Spanish capital.

 

 

Anti-austerity demonstrators crowd into
Colon square as they take part in a demonstration which organisers have
labeled the "Marches of Dignity" in Madrid, March 22, 2014 (Reuters /
Paul Hanna)