A demonstrator covers his face during the general strike in Barcelona. Spanish unions angry over economic reforms are waging a general strike, challenging a conservative government not yet 100 days old and joining other troubled European workers in venting their frustration on the street. (Manu Fernandez / Associated Press)
Thousands of people gather at Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square during the general strike to protest recent labor reform. (Alberto Di Lolli / Associated Press)
A demonstrator throws stones next to a burning Starbucks stormed by demonstrators during clashes with Spanish police during the general strike in Barcelona. (Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press)
A protester throws a chair inside a food store in Madrid during the general strike. (Andres Kudacki / Associated Press)
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Some of the thousands of demonstrators who took to the streets in Pamplona during the general strike to protest the government’s labor reforms and cutbacks. (Alvaro Barrientos / Associated Press)
Demonstrators flee from riot police in Pamplona during the general strike to protest the Spanish government’s tough austerity measures. (Alvaro Barrientos / Associated Press)
A protester is grabbed by police in Madrid. (Andres Kudacki / Associated Press)
A demonstrator runs away from tear gas thrown by the police during clashes at the general strike in Barcelona. (Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press)
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Mirian Burrueco’s shop came under attack from demonstrators during clashes at the general strike in Barcelona. (Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press)
A couple at Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square, where demonstrators gathered for a general strike, called by Spanish unions angry over stringent economic reforms. The banner reads, “Some stole with guns, and others with laws.” (Alberto Di Lolli / Associated Press)
