Madrid, Nov 15 (EFE).- Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain to protest austerity measures implemented by the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. <br /><br />Labor unions said turnout during Wednesday strike was highest in Madrid and Barcelona, with nearly one million marchers in each city. <br /><br />While the government said 35,000 people took part in Madrid and 57,000 in Barcelona. <br /><br /> <br /><br />EFE TV - MADRID - 11.10 GMT <br /><br /> <br /><br />Keywords: efe-spain-general-strike-madrid-barcelona-arrests-protesters-austerity <br /><br /> <br /><br />Tel: +34 913 467 200. <br /><br />E-mail: tvefe@efe.es <br /><br />Web: www.efeservicios.com