Jobless Spaniards protest as crisis outlook darkens

Thousands of jobless Spaniards marched through Madrid Saturday in the latest angry demonstrations against economic crisis cuts, as fears rose for the country's financial stability.

Young people thrown out of work by the recession converged on the capital, many of them having hiked hundreds of miles from around Spain, and walked through the city's central avenues, waving banners and whistling.

"Hands up, this is a robbery!" they yelled, their regular refrain over recent days of protests.
"Everyone get up and fight!"

It was the latest in a string of protests that have erupted since Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced 65 billion euros ($80 billion) in fresh austerity measures on July 11, including cuts to pay and unemployment benefits.

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