General Strike begins in Barcelona

01/15

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A fire is lit in a road littered with rocks and stones as pickets turn out at one of the main industrial estates in Barcelona at the beginning of a nationwide 24-hour general strike.

02/15

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People during pickets in one of the main industrial estate of Barcelona.

03/15

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People during pickets in one of the main industrial estate of Barcelona.

04/15

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Police during pickets in one of the main industrial estate of Barcelona.

05/15

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Fires are lit in a road as pickets turn out at one of the main industrial estates in Barcelona.

06/15

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People during pickets in one of the main industrial estate of Barcelona.

07/15

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People during pickets in one of the main industrial estate of Barcelona.

08/15

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People during pickets in one of the main industrial estate of Barcelona.

09/15

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Plumes of black smoke rise from a fire lit by pickets on a road near Mercabarna, one of the main industrial estates in Barcelona at the beginning of a nationwide 24-hour general strike.

10/15

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People during pickets in one of the main industrial estate of Barcelona.

11/15

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Police pictured here as pickets protest near one of the main industrial estates in Barcelona at the beginning of a nationwide 24-hour general strike.

12/15

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People during pickets in one of the main industrial estate of Barcelona.

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People during pickets in one of the main industrial estate of Barcelona.

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People during pickets in one of the main industrial estate of Barcelona.

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People during pickets in one of the main industrial estate of Barcelona.

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A general strike began with pickets in Mercabarna, one of the main industrial estates of Barcelona. The strike was called to coincide with similar actions in Greece and Italy, as people protest against austerity measures.