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Protesters clash with police in Spain after huge housing cost rallies

Hundreds of thousands marched across Spain in a general strike over housing costs and purchasing power ahead of an early election.

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Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched across Spain on Wednesday during a general strike over housing affordability and purchasing power just weeks before an early general election.

In Barcelona, clashes broke out after the demonstration, with large rubbish skips set on fire. Eighteen people were arrested.

(Source: AFP)