In Photos: Spain General Strike Devolves Into Violence

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Spain's November 11 general strike over the housing crisis and rising living costs turned violent in parts of Madrid and Barcelona after largely peaceful demonstrations

Protesters hurl fireworks at police in Barcelona
A person writes on a shop window as riots erupt following a protest during a nationwide general strike in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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A man raises his hands as he walks past burning dumpsters during clashes following a protest as part of a nationwide general strike in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Fireworks explode among a line of policemen as riots erupt following a protest during a nationwide general strike in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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People take down a traffic sign during clashes after riots erupted following a protest during a nationwide general strike in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez
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Garbage containers and bicycles burn on the middle of the street after riots erupted following a protest during a nationwide general strike in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Joan Mateu Parra
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A demonstrator walks past burning dumpsters during clashes following a protest as part of a nationwide general strike in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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A person throws a firebomb as riots erupt following a protest during a nationwide general strike in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Police charge outside an Apple Store as riots erupt following a protest during a nationwide general strike in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Protesters hurl fireworks at police in Barcelona
A delivery rider cycles past a fire burning on the middle of the street after riots erupted following a protest during a nationwide general strike in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Joan Mateu Parra
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Protesters hurl fireworks at police in Barcelona
Plainclothes police officers arrest several protesters during clashes following a protest as part of a nationwide general strike in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Madrid Gran Via protests police clashes
Protestors march under heavy rain during a nationwide general strike in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
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Protestors march through central Madrid during a nationwide general strike in Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
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Protestors march during a nationwide general strike in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

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