Spanish miner protests escalate

Coal miners walk along a motorway during a protest march near Leon, Spain, Thursday, June 14, 2012. Strikes, road blockades, and mine sit-ins continue as 8,000 mineworkers at over 40 coal mines in northern Spain continue their protests against government action to cut coal subsidies. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Coal miners walk along a motorway during a protest march near Leon, Spain, Thursday, June 14, 2012. Strikes, road blockades, and mine sit-ins continue as 8,000 mineworkers at over 40 coal mines in northern Spain continue their protests against government action to cut coal subsidies. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (AP)

Clashes between coal miners and riot police in Spain escalated as miners fired rockets at riot police near the "El Soton" mine during clashes in El Entrego near Oviedo, Spain, Friday, June 15, 2012.