Police charge protesters

Barcelona - Spanish riot police made what appeared to be an unprovoked attack yesterday on anti-globalisation protesters gathered…

Barcelona - Spanish riot police made what appeared to be an unprovoked attack yesterday on anti-globalisation protesters gathered in a park following a mid-day march down a main boulevard in Barcelona.

Thousands of screaming and shouting demonstrators, some with small children, fled in panic as the police pushed into the crowd behind shields, wielding truncheons and firing weapons. March organisers said 20,000 people turned out.

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