Hundreds of soldiers sent to Milan as protesters march across Europe
Authorities added 500 soldiers and expanded surveillance as more than 30 protests are planned after last week’s clashes and looting, officials said.
- On Saturday, October 24, 2026, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government deployed 500 soldiers to Milan to support about 5,000 police and law enforcement personnel, following a security decree responding to last weekend's looting and clashes.
- The "October 17 Movement," a newly formed group driving demonstrations alongside student federations and trade unions, called for nationwide protests today following violent incidents last weekend when rioters smashed into Milan boutiques and clashed with police.
- Following police arrests of 45 people, including 34 minors, Digos officials carried out raids on Friday targeting around 100 people, 51 minors, while new laws introduce a crime of "violent participation in a demonstration."
- Valter Mazzetti, secretary general of the Fsp police union, told The Associated Press that soldiers provide immediate reinforcements but cannot resolve staffing shortages, noting that managing demonstrations requires specialized police training.
- More than 30 mobilizations are scheduled across Italy today as authorities attempt to "saturate both physical and virtual territory" with drone surveillance, while protesters organize decentralized rallies designed to challenge monitoring efforts.
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In addition to France, Italy fears national demonstrations again on Saturday. Italian authorities are concerned that riots could occur again as they did last week. They reported calls for violence and looting on the Internet that the threat situation was high.
(Rome=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min Kyung-rak = With anti-government protests scheduled across Europe to protest soaring living costs, the... scheduled for the 24th (local time) in Italy...
Security forces were deployed in Italy on Saturday ahead of planned protests, following violent clashes last weekend as police enforced a crackdown.
Protests in Italy, triggered by rising costs of life, military spending and government policies, take place throughout the country and security measures have been reinforced as a result of violent incidents in Milan.
Talijanske vlasti u subotu su rasporedile vojsku u Milanu uoči najavljenih prosvjeda u tom gradu, and they su najavljeni u još nekoliko gradova u zemlji, javljaju mediji. Premiere Giorgia Meloni najavila je niz mjera, uključujući upućivanje 500 vojnika u […] Objava Vojska raspoređena u Milanu uoči prosvjeda, skupovi najavljeni i u second gradovima pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
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