neurope.eu reported that after 19 days of striking, Spanish miners from three coal mining provinces are starting out a 3 week march to Madrid to protest against subsidy cuts that according to them threaten tens of thousands of jobs.

The so called “Black March” started from the provinces of Asturias, Leon and Teruel on June 22 and will culminate in Madrid on July 11.

Miners working in the northern coal mining regions have turned radical over the past few weeks, claiming that police have provoked them and distorted their images in the media as violent and threading to all. While on strike, many miners have had direct clashes with police, armed with catapults and home made weapons.

Source - neurope.eu

(www.coalguru.com)