As per latest report, violence escalated in the capital Madrid, where the striking Spanish miners converged on Wednesday

Protesters have thrown rocks and firecrackers at riot police who beat them with batons and fired rubber bullets in Madrid.

Clashes between young protesters and charging police resulted in 23 light injuries, including 12 demonstrators, six police, three onlookers and two journalists.

Five people were arrested.

Violent clashes had already broken out between miners and police in more than a month of protests in the northern mining towns over Madrid's decision to slash coal industry subsidies this year to EUR 111 million from EUR 301 million.

Source - sbs.com.au

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