US EditionItaly fast-tracks security decree after violent clashes in Turin injure 100 officers
About 20,000 activists clashed with police in Turin, injuring 11 officers and prompting the government to propose new laws expanding policing powers.
- On January 31, 2026, around 20,000 activists in Turin, Italy joined a march that spiralled into chaos, injuring at least 11 police officers, including one struck with a hammer.
- Roots of the unrest lie in the eviction of Askatasuna and a subsequent La Stampa occupation, as the December eviction followed nearly 30 years of Askatasuna's presence and vandalism of La Stampa's headquarters.
- Investigators report that a co‑ordinated black bloc used improvised explosives, fireworks, hammers and sticks, while police injured 108 security personnel after nearly two hours of clashes.
- She announced the government would accelerate a security package and meet on Monday, while authorities arrested three men aged 22, 31 and 35, charging the 22-year-old from footage.
- With the episode, senior figures reacted: Meloni condemned the attacks, President Sergio Mattarella expressed solidarity, and Salvini called for immediate security measures, raising concerns for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Italy's government is accelerating a security decree after violent clashes in Turin that left more than 100 officers injured and a policeman beaten with a hammer by masked protesters, an attack that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called an "attempted murder." The officer, 29-year-old Alessandro Calista, of the Padua police, was surrounded by masked demonstrators and repeatedly hit - including with a hammer - before another officer intervened with…
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