Hundreds of soldiers sent to Milan as protesters march across Europe
The deployment follows last weekend’s looting, as officials brace for protests by students, unions and anti-war groups.
- On Saturday, Italy deployed 500 soldiers from the Folgore Parachute Brigade to Milan, bolstering about 5,000 police and law enforcement ahead of nationwide protests. Authorities conducted drone surveillance and railway checks as the fashion capital braced for fresh unrest.
- The 'October 17 Movement' organized demonstrations across eight Italian cities, citing rising living costs and social inequality amid dissent against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government. These protests follow last weekend's looting and clashes.
- Meloni's government adopted a security decree easing detention rules for minors and introducing a crime of 'violent participation in a demonstration.' This followed the arrest of 34 minors last week amid looting involving about 2,000 young protesters.
- Security was also heightened in Rome, where authorities locked down luxury shopping streets and stepped up controls around the Circus Maximus. Demonstrations rocked European cities from Madrid to Tirana amid regional economic dissatisfaction.
- Police are investigating a 30-year-old freelance journalist suspected of being the 'mastermind' behind the October 17 Movement. Authorities maintain that managing decentralized, digital-first protest organizations requires a shift in monitoring strategy.
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Authorities have taken extensive security measures and deployed a large number of police officers to prevent a repeat of last weekend's violence The post Italy: New wave of protests with heavy police presence – Report on isolated incidents of violence appeared first on in.gr.
REPORTING - To avoid a new weekend of "chaos", the Meloni government sent a regiment of paratroopers and their armoured vehicles.
Although the protests in France are receiving the most international attention, large demonstrations also took place today in various other European cities, including Milan, Madrid, Lisbon, Brussels, and Tirana. Italian Prime Minister Meloni sent 500 troops to Milan today. Together with thousands of police officers, they are tasked with preventing a repeat of last week's unrest. The demonstrations there revolve primarily around the rising cost …
Protests sweep across Europe, in photos – WTOP News
Protests over a range of issues are taking place in cities across Europe, from Milan and Madrid to Lisbon and Tirana. Demonstrators are taking to the streets over pensions, housing, education, corruption and opposition to war, reflecting a diverse mix of grievances across the continent. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Protests of scale, some marked by violence and clashes with law enforcement forces, took place on Saturday in several European countries, including Italy, France, Albania, Spain and Portugal, write ABC News. In Milan, authorities mobilized another 500 soldiers and reinforced security measures after the robberies and clashes of the previous weekend. In France, police detained 135 people, while in Tirana water cannons were used to disperse demonst…
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxItaly deployed 5,000 agents and 500 additional soldiers in Milan in the face of new protests.
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