Protesters in Madrid clashed with police on Wednesday evening as a regional dispute was taken up by demonstrators in the Spanish capital.<br /><br />Nightly rallies in the northern city of Burgos where residents are angry over an eight million euro building project have become a national symbol of ‘people power’.<br /><br />The protests in Madrid turned violent when demonstrators tried to reach the headquarters of the ruling People’s Party but were prevented by barriers and police.<br /><br />Eleven people were arrested and several protesters and officers were injured.<br /><br />Activists in Burgos accused local police there of over reacting by detaining 46 demonstrators over the last four nights, five of whom are still in prison.<br /><br />The mayor of Burgos has announced a temporary halt to the multi million euro building works in the centre of the city.<br /><br />Locals are angry as people are suffering the effects of Spain’s financial crisis and the cash strapped local government had already rejected other projects.
