The Age · World / Europe

They broke down an 87-year-old’s door with a battering ram. Then Spain erupted

· By James Badcock
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Madrid: It took the best part of three hours for police officers to peel protesters from the pavement, break down the apartment door with a battering ram and serve an 87-year-old woman in a wheelchair with an eviction notice.

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