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Spain: Police Criticized for Brutal Beating of Students

HeadlineFeb 21, 2012

Police in Valencia, Spain, are facing criticism after beating students as they rallied against cuts to education spending Monday. Footage showed police in body armor charging students, whacking them with batons and dragging them on the ground. Twenty-six people were arrested, five of them minors, according to El País newspaper.

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