Spanish general strike - in pictures

Barcelona: a barricade of burning tyres at the main entrance of Mercabarna, the biggest wholesale market in Barcelona Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Barcelona: a fireman looks at several charred rubbish bins Photograph: Alejandro Garcia/EPA

Barcelona: demonstrators push containers to block the street Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Barcelona: masked protesters throw stones Photograph: Alejandro Garcia/EPA

Burgos: protesters stand near burning tyres outside a bus depot Photograph: Felix Ordonez/Reuters

Madrid: a worker walks past high-speed trains at Atocha station during the general strike Photograph: Andrea Comas/Reuters

Madrid: a man who has been injured in a clash with police outside the garage of the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) as strikers try to stop public transport from operating Photograph: Jose Luis Cuesta/Demotix/Corbis

Madrid: a woman behind a shop's iron grille Photograph: Emilio Naranjo/EPA

Madrid: protesters at Atocha train station Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

Madrid: shopowners wanting to keep their shop open for business stand behind police Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images

Murcia: a striker rebukes a policeman Photograph: Israel Sanchez/EPA

Pamplona: a riot police officer protects a shopping centre Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP