Rage against austerity: Violent clashes erupt in Spain, Greece goes on strike (Photo: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / Getty Images) Dozens of anti-austerity protesters were arrested after violent clashes in Spain on Tuesday and riot police were on standby in Greece as workers walked off their jobs on Wednesday over the European Union’s policy of imposing austerity on countries mired in debt. Spanish police told The Associated Press that 38 people were arrested and 64 people injured when officers clashed with protesters demonstrating against cutbacks and tax hikes. Read the complete story.
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Rage against austerity: Violent clashes erupt in Spain, Greece goes on strike

(Photo: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / Getty Images)

Dozens of anti-austerity protesters were arrested after violent clashes in Spain on Tuesday and riot police were on standby in Greece as workers walked off their jobs on Wednesday over the European Union’s policy of imposing austerity on countries mired in debt.

Spanish police told The Associated Press that 38 people were arrested and 64 people injured when officers clashed with protesters demonstrating against cutbacks and tax hikes.

Read the complete story.

Source: worldnews.nbcnews.com

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