Italian police detain hundreds as stores looted in weekend unrest in Milan
Police said 32 people were arrested, including 23 minors, after officers used tear gas and water cannon against hooded protesters.
- On Sunday, Italian police detained 271 people in Milan during violent protests over rising living costs and poor public services, with demonstrators looting stores including Decathlon, Arc'teryx, and Vodafone.
- The unrest followed similar Saturday clashes in Bologna, Brescia, Bergamo, and Turin, where 28 protesters were arrested, echoing violent demonstrations in France over declining public services and rising costs.
- Police officials reported on Monday that 32 individuals were arrested, including 23 minors and 13 foreign nationals, while an additional 28 people were reported to judicial authorities.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the violence and announced a government meeting for Monday to address the situation as she faces an election next year.
- Municipal workers began cleanup operations in Piazza Duomo on Monday, one day after police deployed tear gas and water cannons to disperse hooded protesters who had set bins ablaze.
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In Milan, Decathlon and Arc'teryx stores, as well as Vodafone salon were robbed during protests. Protests due to the high cost and problems of public services were accompanied by clashes, pogroms and robberies. 32 people were <p>arrested.</p>
Italian police detain hundreds as stores looted in weekend unrest in Milan
Italian police detained 271 young people during unrest in Milan on Sunday, authorities said, after a second day of protests over poor public services and rising costs that saw demonstrators clash with officers, loot stores and vandalise property.
There was already the second day as a result of violent clashes between protesters and the police. Shops were looted, garbage baskets set on fire
Italian Police Detain Hundreds in Weekend Unrest in Milan
(Roma=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min-kyung-rak = 271 people were arrested by police due to violent and looting protests in Milan, Italy, on the 19th (local time)...
Riots broke out in several major Italian cities over the weekend as young people protesting against deteriorating public services and rising living costs clashed with police and looted and damaged businesses.
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