Police clash with striking taxi drivers in Madrid

Spanish taxi drivers demanding more regulations for app-based ride-hailing services blocked access to a trade exhibition center in Madrid where a major tourism fair begun Wednesday. Riot police trying to clear a blocked highway circling the Spanish capital briefly clashed with the drivers, many wearing the yellow traffic safety vests used by protesters in neighboring France. The drivers say they will continue their open-end strike until regional authorities in Madrid agree to a solution like the one offer