Heavy Police presence in Barcelona for May Day demonstrations

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Plain clothes police closely follow the demonstration.

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Plain clothes police join uniformed colleagues to closely follow the demonstration.

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Plain clothes police closely follow the demonstration.

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Plain clothes police closely follow the demonstration.

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An activist in a wheelchair leads the demonstration.

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Banner with the text "We don't pay his debt".

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A great banner with the text "Not labour reform, no social deal" leads the demonstraion. An activist in a wheelchair led the way.

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Police examine a gas mask belonging to a young man joining the demonstration.

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Police search a young man joining the demonstration.

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Police search a young men joining the demonstration.

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The Occupy Oakland activist, Jack Heyman, talking to the Barcelona's demonstrators.

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Following the general strike riots on March 29 earlier this year and the meeting of the European Central Bank in Barcelona, the Catalan police deploys a significant number of forces on the street to contain the May Day demonstration.

After the strong incident of the general strike of March 29 and only a few days of the conclusion of the meeting of the European Central Bank in Barcelona, the Catalan police has deployed a tight grip around the may day demonstration.

Hundreds of police, riot police and camouflaged at all times have followed the demonstration, no incidents have occurred but with 4 youths arrested.

The anti-capitalist demonstration has concentrated nearly 20,000 people, according to organizers (5,000 according the police).

The demonstration have finished with the Occupy Oakland's member, Jack Heyman, talking to the Barcelona's demonstrators