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Amazon on Friday found itself swatting down reports that it tried to recruit local police to put down a Black Friday strike in Spain.

The Spanish publication El Confidencial reported that Amazon requested police to enter their warehouse outside Madrid to keep workers from striking and ensure productivity.

The news outlet cited Spanish police sources who said that the Amazon wanted cops to discourage employees from leaving their posts, and to make sure that “their output was identical as any normal workday.”

Amazon’s request reportedly left Spanish police “dumbfounded,” and prompted them to remind the e-commerce giant that Spanish law protects workers’ rights to strike.

Amazon, for its part, called the report “ludicrous,” telling The Post that it was “the worst kind of misinformation.”

“We always work with public authorities, including the police, to ensure the safety of our people and our operations,” the spokesperson said. “However any suggestion that we have used this relationship in an improper way is categorically wrong.”

Nearly 1,600 Amazon workers walked out in Spain, along with other strikers in France, Italy and the UK. The warehouse workers are protesting Amazon’s infamously harsh working conditions.

“This #BlackFriday Amazon workers worldwide have come together with one message for billionaire Jeff Bezos,” a UK Amazon worker tweeted.

There were no reports of disruptions in Amazon operations outside of Europe.

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