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Spanish protests turn violent

Spanish protests over spending cuts and the country's woeful unemployment rate have turned violent when demonstrators in Madrid hurled stones towards police. Riot police were seen striking out at several protesters during the disturbances.

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Spanish PM sparks fury as he ignites a cigar

Mariano Rajoy enjoys cigar on New York's Sixth Avenue. Credit: Jonan Basterra / PixelyDixel.com
The Spanish Prime Minister has been criticised for damaging pictures. Credit: Jonan Basterra / PixelyDixel.com

Damaging photographs of Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy puffing on a cigar while strolling down New York's Sixth Avenue were splashed across the nation's newspapers today.

The pictures were published on the same day the government announced deep cuts in its latest round of austerity measures.

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