Puerto Rican police officers surround a masked demonstrator to prevent protesters from painting slogans outside a bank in San Juan on Thursday. Thousands of people swarmed Puerto Rico's financial hub, and blocking highways in a rally against Gov. Luis Fortuno and the layoffs of more than 20,000 public employees as part of a measure to close a deficit and pull the economy out of a three-year recession.
PHOTO: Ricardo Arduengo/AP