United in vandalism

In Madrid and Barcelona several hundred peple have demonstrated in solidarity with the protest movements in Greece. During the demonstrations conflicts arose between the police and radical protesters, and several people were injured. The conservative daily El Mundo comments: "It is absurd to establish a link between the demonstrations in Greece, where the death of a youth sparked a social outcry whose roots lie in social dissatisfaction at corruption and the crisis, with the violence that has flared up in the rest of Europe. Even if the radicals carry banners calling for solidarity with Greece and condemning the police, vandalism was clearly the sole motive for this alarming protest."

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