The Iberian Peninsula has once again been engulfed in protest, as police used brute force to disperse thousands in front of the Spanish Parliament in Madrid while in Portugal citizens climbed on top of a tank to make themselves heard.
Police detained at least 15 in Madrid, including one minor, as they used force to quell an angry mob of protesters near the Spanish parliament, united under a “Besiege Congress” slogan calling for the government to quit.
The riots come as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is set to announce a raft of measures on Friday aimed at tackling the country’s recession.
An estimated 1,400 policemen were deployed around the chamber as politicians cancelled the session for the day.
Protesters held signs that read “6.2 million reasons” in a reference to the latest jobless figures and when police charged them they chanted “You have jobs, we do not.”
Law enforcement charged the protesters with batons and shot blanks in the air as the demonstrators threw bottles and rocks at the police.
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via EU against austerity: Protesters clash with police amid unrest in Spain, Portugal — RT News.
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