Madrid trash collectors protests
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A man looks at a fire during a protest in Madrid
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Protesters throw cleaning worker jackets in a fire during a protest at Madrid's Puerta del Sol square
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Policemen walk next to a fire during a protest in Madrid
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A protester burns a General Workers Union (UGT) flag during a protest at Madrid's Puerta del Sol square
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A protester holds a CGT trade union flag during a protest in Madrid
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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire during a protest in Madrid
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People pass a fire during a protest in Madrid
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A cleaning worker throws his jacket to the fire during a protest at Madrid's Puerta del Sol square
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A cleaning worker throws his jacket to the fire during a protest at Madrid's Puerta del Sol square
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A woman passes by a Bankia bank branch during a protest in Madrid
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A man throws a dumpster on a fire during a protest in Madrid
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Cleaning workers burn garbage during a protest in Madrid
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Cleaning workers burn garbage during a protest in Madrid
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Cleaning workers burn garbage during a protest in Madrid
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Cleaning workers burn garbage during a protest in Madrid
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Trash collectors in Madrid have started bonfires and set off firecrackers during a noisy protest in one of the Spanish capital's main squares as they prepare to start an open-ended strike.
Hundreds of street cleaners and garbage collectors who work in the city's public parks converged on the Puerta del Sol plaza late Monday. (AP)