Article Photos: Large anti-austerity protests in Spain, Portugal



  A man hold scissors in protest against austerity measures applied by the Spanish government, in Columbus Square in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Tens of thousands of people from all over the country converged on Madrid to hold a large anti-austerity demonstration on Saturday. By mid-morning several major roads had been blocked as buses unloaded protesters at 10 rendezvous points from which marches began.The demonstration was called to protest government cuts during the country's financial crisis. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A man hold scissors in protest against austerity measures applied by the Spanish government, in Columbus Square in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Tens of thousands of people from all over the country converged on Madrid to hold a large anti-austerity demonstration on Saturday. By mid-morning several major roads had been blocked as buses unloaded protesters at 10 rendezvous points from which marches began.The demonstration was called to protest government cuts during the country's financial crisis. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)