Now it's the turn of the police to protest in Madrid, Spain

3,000 off-duty national police officers rallied outside the Ministry of the Interior in Madrid on Saturday, protesting austerity measures and budget cuts, including the loss of their Christmas bonuses. 

Spanish police officers take part in a demonstration against the Spanish government's latest austerity measures in Madrid on October 27. Hundreds of police officer gathered in front of the interior ministry to express their anger against the austerity measures and benefit cuts

The officers, wearing blue caps, some wrapped in Spanish flags, blocked the central Paseo de la Castellana Boulevard in Madrid, while their on-duty colleagues looked on. The protesters charged and threw fireworks into the air. One banner said "Police officers can no longer take it."