Italian Police Clash With Cost-of-Living Protesters, About 100 Officers Hurt in Turin
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 18
Italian Police Clash With Cost-of-Living Protesters, About 100 Officers Hurt in Turin
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 18
Summary
About 100 officers were hurt in Turin and around 30 arrests were made after cost-of-living protests in Italy turned violent across several cities on Saturday, with clashes also erupting in Milan and Bologna.
In Milan, 50 demonstrators — including minors — were detained and at least two officers were injured after police used water cannons near the Duomo; rioters also looted stores and smashed windows in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
Bologna saw 56 police officers injured, according to a police union, and disorder there forced the precautionary closure of the railway station.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blamed organized extremist groups for exploiting demonstrations, urged the opposition to condemn the violence, and distinguished peaceful protesters from those who "set cities ablaze."
The marches were organized by CGIL, Italy's oldest labor union with more than 5 million members, over grievances including rising living costs, low wages, high rents and weak public services.