Milan luxury shops close for fear of new unrest as government prepares to deploy troops
Shops in Milan boarded up after looting and clashes as the government prepares an emergency decree and tougher measures for minors.
- 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 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.
Italy will deploy 500 military personnel in Milan after violent looting and intense clashes between police and protesters over the rising cost of living.
The Italian government plans to deploy military forces to respond to violent and looting protests in Milan. Over the past weekend, more than 200 people were arrested by police as anti-government demonstrations in Milan, protesting rising prices and deteriorating public services, escalated into violence and looting. The Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported on the 20th (local time) that the Italian government has decided to deploy 500 troops…
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More protests have been announced for the weekend.
The Italian government will approve the deployment of 500 troops with police powers in Milan after weekend violence during protests over the high cost of living, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Sunday. The deployment will be among the measures expected to be approved by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet later today, the ANSA news agency reported. Speaking at an event in Rome, Tajani said the package would include measures that "wil…
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