Milan luxury shops close for fear of new unrest as government prepares to deploy troops
Police detained 271 young people as the government prepared 500 troops and new measures against looting and unrest.
- On Monday, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini announced 500 army troops will reinforce Milan, with a Cabinet meeting scheduled for Tuesday to approve the deployment.
- Initially peaceful demonstrations on October 17 over rising living costs and poor public services escalated as hooded groups clashed with police, set bins ablaze, and looted shops including Decathlon and Vodafone.
- Luxury retailers on Via Montenapoleone removed merchandise and closed early Monday, while police detained 271 young people in Milan on Sunday and arrested 32 of them, including 23 minors.
- The government's emergency decree extends preventive detention for minors to 12 hours and allows deferred arrests based on video footage to address youth gang violence.
- Opposition leader Giuseppe Conte of the Five Star Movement criticized the security-first approach, arguing it ignores underlying economic grievances as authorities prepare for further protests on Saturday.
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The impact of the clashes is already visible on the streets of Milan, particularly in the most busy commercial areas
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The Italian government will approve new security measures on Tuesday to curb youth unrest, including sending 500 more soldiers to Milan as authorities fear fresh unrest.
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