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| Subject: Greedy, striking Spanish miners clash with police Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:58 am | |
| Striking coal miners have clashed with police in northern Spain, in some of the worst disturbances since the government imposed austerity measures.
The interior ministry said at least seven people had been injured in the clashes outside a mine in Asturias.
Miners fired sky rockets and ball-bearings at riot police who responded with rubber bullets and tear gas.
The miners are protesting at plans to cut government subsidies from 300m euros (£242m; $376m) to 110m euros.
Thousands of miners have been on strike across northern Spain for weeks.
The interior ministry said police had been trying to remove roadblocks of burning tyres at El Entrego, near Oviedo, when they were met with a barrage of missiles fired by the miners.
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and after several hours of clashes the miners took to the surrounding mountains and forests for cover, reports said.
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