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Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias

June 12th, 2012 by JOAQUIN GOMEZ SASTRE
JOAQUIN GOMEZ SASTRE
Santander, Spain, Europe
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Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
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A man rests while a roadblock burns in the background.
Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
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A miner aims his catapult towards the police.
Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
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Miners get ready to send rockets into the air towards the riot police.
Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
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Protesters set up a roadblock and set fire to it to stop police going forward.
Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
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Riot police move forward again with tear gas guns.
Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
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Rockets are fired towards riot police during the protest by miners.
Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
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Rockets are fired towards riot police during the protest by miners.
Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
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Rockets are fired towards riot police during the protest by miners.
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Riot police stand behind a small wall to defend themselves from rockets.
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Coal mining protesters group together.
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Two riot police officers defend themselves during the protest with shields.
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A riot police officer defends himself during the protest with a shield.
  • Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
  • Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
  • Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
  • Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
  • Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
  • Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
  • Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
  • Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
  • Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
  • Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
  • Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
  • Coal miners continue their protest in Asturias
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Confrontations between coal miners, who cut the highway with road blocks, and the Civil Guard continue over austerity cuts which will affect subsides. Thousands of jobs are now at risk.

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