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Milan police clash with protesters on second day of unrest

Police used tear gas and water cannon after several hundred hooded protesters looted shops and set bins on fire, and 28 people were arrested.

  • On Sunday, Milan police clashed with protesters who threw stones and looted shops near Piazza Duomo, using tear gas and water cannons to disperse several hundred hooded demonstrators.
  • Saturday's unrest in Bologna, Brescia, Bergamo, and Turin saw demonstrators protest against the rising cost of living, with 28 arrests reported according to police records.
  • Authorities took more than 60 protesters to the police station for further checks, according to sources with knowledge of the investigation.
  • Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the violence and announced a government meeting on Monday to discuss how to address the situation.
  • The unrest in Italy mirrors violent protests in neighboring France, where hundreds of thousands of people angered by rising costs took to the streets on Saturday.
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After an iron and fire Saturday, with demonstrations all over Europe, this Sunday new episodes of violence and pillage in Paris, Milan and other European cities

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There are more than 200 people detained for the demonstrations this Sunday and Saturday.Videos of the clashes and destructions in the city of northern Italy.The unions called for a general stoppage for November 20.

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Milan does not come to rest. After riots at a demonstration on Saturday, rioters once again march through the centre of the Italian metropolis. The police arrive with water cannons. Most of the arrested are underage.

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New tensions in Milan, supermarket in via Torino assaulted and looted: "Dai che è gratis"

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It is possible that criminal prosecution will also be brought against minors for causing damage and resisting law enforcement officers.

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Milan recorded a second day of riots and looting; the police arrested 160 people and Meloni called a security meeting.

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