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Italy after the riots: 72 held in Milan, bookstore ransacked in Turin
Saturday’s “Italia in Piazza” cost-of-living protests in Italy ended in rioting in Milan, Turin and Bologna. Nationwide, 28 people were arrested, and 104 officers were treated in Milan hospitals. Anger over prices has also swept other European countries.
RuskiGazeta Editorial DeskUpdated:
Italy became the next country after France where protests over rising prices descended into unrest. Following Saturday’s demonstrations, Sky TG24 reports, police identified 197 people, arrested 28 and referred 43 to prosecutors.
The organizer was the “Italia in Piazza” network, which had been rallying supporters on Instagram since Oct. 4 against living costs, gasoline prices and the tax burden. But peaceful marches turned into scuffles with police in many cities.
Milan: 72 held, 104 officers hurt
About 5,000 people took to the streets in Milan. Police took 72 people in and arrested 17, including nine minors and five foreign nationals, while 104 officers were treated in hospitals. Rioters smashed Foot Locker’s windows and burned a Carabinieri car, a portable toilet and trash bins, causing more than 500,000 euros in damage, according to Confcommercio.
Footage from the scene shows officers helping a man with a head injury.
The standoff peaked in Piazza del Duomo in central Milan.
Turin and Bologna
In Turin, around 3,000 demonstrators stormed the Feltrinelli bookstore at Porta Nuova station and knocked over its shelves; three teenagers were caught with incendiary bottles. In Bologna, 38 police officers and six Carabinieri were injured near the station, and five minors were arrested. Stones and firecrackers were also thrown at police in Bergamo and Brescia.
‘Whoever breaks, pays’
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said: “Demonstrating is a right. Setting our cities ablaze is not.” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called it “unacceptable” that part of the center-left was “fanning the flames,” while Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini proposed making organizers post a financial guarantee: “Whoever breaks, pays.” Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said the violence against police was unjustifiable.
Police believe the rioting was carried out by young people who came in small groups from the suburbs and the provinces, many of them minors. Palestinian flags also appeared at the protests.
Europe against high prices
Protests over prices have spread to other countries: police dispersed demonstrators with tear gas and water cannon in Brussels and Liège in Belgium, tens of thousands in Portugal demanded higher wages and affordable housing, and France is debating a state of emergency.
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