Video: General Strike in Spain

By Edward Harrison On Mar 29, 2012

Below is a video of scenes from Barcelona that witnessed the least peaceful parts of today’s nationwide general strike in Spain. In general, the protests were peaceful. Other links are below.

Here is a second video via the BBC with background information: General strike in Spain as debt rises

UPDATE: This third video is probably more representative of how the day truly was:

Also see:

Spain’s general strike shows first signs of rebellion against austerity – Guardian
Spanish general strike – in pictures – Guardian
General strike hits Spain – in pictures – Telegraph
Scenes from Spain’s national-strike day – Market Watch
La huelga general del 29-M en imágenes – RTVE

When I see other more expansive coverage, I will post a link.

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Edward Harrison is a senior Editor at Bloomberg. He is also the founder of Credit Writedowns newsletter, a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty five years of business experience. He speaks six languages and reads another five, skills he uses to provide a more global perspective. Edward holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

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