Workers in Barcelona march in protest in the first general strike against austerity measures proposed by the Spanish government Photograph: Pepe Molina/Sipa/Rex FeaturesDemonstrators in central Barcelona hold letters 'No' [to cuts]Photograph: Gustau Nacarino/ReutersWomen take shelter in a building entrance during clashes beetween riot police and protesters Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images
A bonfire outside Barcelona Stock Exchange and graffiti on the building entrance left in wake of clashes between police and protesters Photograph: Alberto Estevez/EPAA police officer blocks access to the stock exchange after protesters targeted it, burning garbage at the entrance Photograph: Manu Fernandez/APA shaken Mirian Burrueco reacts behind the broken glass of her shop stormed by striking protesters during clashes with police Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/APA riot police officer striking a demonstrator as passersby react with shock Photograph: Manu Fernandez/APAn injured protester is carried to safety Photograph: Manu Fernandez/APRiot police patrol a street littered with burning garbage bins and shattered glass Photograph: David Ramos/Getty ImagesA man stands close to a barricade of burning tires at the main entrance of Mercabarna, the biggest wholesale market of BarcelonaPhotograph: David Ramos/Getty ImagesA protester throws back a teargas canister during clashes with riot police Photograph: David Ramos/Getty ImagesHundreds of protesters built a barricade of fire around Mercabarna Market in Zona Franca by burning tyres, to block police access Photograph: Lino De Vallier/Demotix/Corbis
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