BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Riot police firing rubber bullets and wielding truncheons clashed Friday with protesters as authorities cleared away a makeshift camp set up as part of a Spain-wide demonstration against the country's economic problems. More than 100 people were injured.
The trouble started when police tried to clear the protesters from a main square in Barcelona so sanitation workers could clean it up before possible celebrations after a soccer match Saturday night.
Many of the protesters, who are angry about high unemployment, anti-austerity measures and politicians' handling of the economy, refused to move. TV images showed officers beating the demonstrators and …
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