Pope Benedict XVI in Spain
Pedro Armestre / AFP / Getty Images
Madrid, August 18, 2011
Approximately 100 Spanish anti-riot police officers block off Puerta del Sol, a major Madrid square, after about 100 activists gathered to protest a visit by Pope Benedict XVI on August 18, 2011. Demonstrators had gathered regularly in the square for months preceding the arrival of the Pope but were cleared out in early August.
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