Spain police fire rubber bullets at Madrid protest

The protests in Madrid have been going strong all day, but very little news coverage.

BBC

Spanish police have fired rubber bullets and baton-charged protesters attending a rally against austerity.

The clashes occurred as protesters tried to tear down barriers blocking access to the parliament in Madrid, reports said.

Metal barriers had been placed around the building to block access from every possible direction.

Demonstrators - known as Indignants - say "Occupy Congress" is a protest against the kidnapping of democracy.

Spanish media reported at least 20 people had been arrested and 13 injured in the clashes, as police tried to prevent demonstrators gaining access to Congress.

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edit: Oh, and in case you don't know, they are NOT protesting a movie trailer posted to YouTube. They are protesting against planned austerity measures.

yeah crazy stuff.

Here some more info.

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At least its not just me that can't stand the e.u. dictatorship.

Been watching the protests live here.www.rtve.es...

From what I have seen the protests have been peaceful, and its only the Spanish Police hell bent on violence. The use of rubber bullets in unwarranted and unjust.

Duplicate post, please delete.

What do you expect people are going to do when they have to pay the bill every time a bank loses money?

Here's another vid:

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Although this thread was started earlier....this next posted thread have many more replies and members are asked to post their replies here:
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Thanks

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