Clashes erupt in Barcelona after thousands join Spain general strike
Verified: 27 outlets in 17 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Spain.
Clashes have broken out between groups of masked men and police in Barcelona after tens of thousands of people took part in Spain's first general strike for 14 years, called by the country's main unions over housing and the high cost of living.
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1 outlet from Spain, where the story is: El País · how we count
- Nov 11, 8:27 AM UTCFirst reportWorkers across Spain stage first general strike in 14 years in anger over housingnst.com.my ↗
- Nov 11, 8:43 AM UTC+15 minSpain’s general strike puts housing crisis at centre of upcoming electionsfrance24.com ↗
- Nov 11, 8:55 AM UTC+27 minSpain’s first general strike in 14 years brings clashing social and political desires to the forethehindu.com ↗
- Nov 11, 11:00 PM UTC+15 hSpain: Clashes erupt in Barcelona after peaceful general strike marcheuronews.com ↗
- Nov 11, 11:24 PM UTC+15 hClashes erupt in Barcelona as thousands join Spain general strikenationwideradiojm.com (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 11:41 PM UTC+15 h· you’re reading thisClashes erupt in Barcelona after thousands join Spain general strikemyjoyonline.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 12:05 AM UTC+16 hBarcelona erupts in violence after general strikealjazeera.com (again) ↗
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