Italian police clash with protesters in Milan and Bologna
- Italian police fired tear gas after protesters threw stones and other objects during clashes near Milan’s Gothic cathedral.
- Riot police cleared hooded protesters from Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II after groups broke away from a cost-of-living protest.
- Several people were reportedly injured and arrests were made; shops closed, and Milan’s Duomo metro station shut during the clashes.
- In Bologna, police used water cannon to disperse a violent protest and made seven arrests, according to ANSA.
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Meloni decries violent demonstrations as Italian police clash with protesters in Milan, Bologna
The clashes echoed the violence in neighboring France, where tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday in some of the country's most violent protests in years.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the violence, saying that the right to protest does not mean turning cities into battlefields.
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Italian citizens have been demonstrating against the high cost of living, leading to several clashes with the police.
Duomo Square in the city center of Milan has turned into a battlefield, with protesters and police clashing on Saturday afternoon. The square has been closed off.
They protested against rising consumer prices.
A new series of demonstrations took place today in major cities in Italy, mainly in Milan, Turin, Bologna and Rome. In the Italian capital, a large march was organized by the Cgil union, which has 4.5 million members, with the aim of directly challenging the line of the Meloni government. The union's secretary, Maurizio Landini, announced that on November 20, the Cgil will go on a general strike. This is the same day for which a pan-European s…
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