Italian police clash with protesters in Milan and Bologna
- On Saturday, Oct 17, 2026, clashes erupted in Milan's Duomo square as masked protesters threw stones at Italian Police, forcing officers to deploy tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd.
- The march against wars and rising living costs began peacefully, but later turned violent as rioters looted shops, set fires to barricades, and emptied the Piazza del Duomo.
- Police detained about 50 demonstrators, including many minors, while at least two officers were injured and the Duomo metro station was forced to close during the unrest.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the violence, describing perpetrators as "hooligans who exploit demonstrations to sow chaos," while Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala termed the destruction unjustifiable.
- Mirroring events in France and Bologna, where police made seven arrests, the violence reflects broader European civil disobedience patterns driven by economic strain and rising costs.
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A rare climate runs through Italy this week at the doors of next Saturday, day in which there are called new protests. Real and ghost summons are mixed in the networks, and behind them appear mainly groups without clear political affiliation, added to anti-vaccine, neofascist and extreme left movements. One calls itself Movement 17 October, for last Saturday in which the youth protests initially called for the high cost of life and the decline o…
(Roma=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min-kyung-rak = In addition to anti-government protests against high prices, etc., workers' strikes continue to follow one after another, and Italy is suffering.
The Government of Italy, led by Giorgia Meloni, is undertaking new measures in the field of public order following the riots in cities like Milan and plans to strengthen with hundreds of...
The Italian government deploys the army in the country and immediately sends 500 soldiers to the Lombard capital after the riots and urban guerrillas of the last few days. This has been agreed during the summit on the riots held this Monday in Palazzo Chigi, presided over by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
The response of Giorgia Meloni's executive to the riots in Milan goes on to reinforce the military presence in its streets with the deployment of 500
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