Violent anti-government protests erupt in major Italian cities

Violent anti-government protests have erupted in major Italian cities, spilling over from similar violence in other cities across Europe.

Major Italian cities of Rome, Milan, Turin, and Bologna witnessed police clashing with anti-government protesters over the weekend.

Protesters took to the streets holding mass rallies, protesting the increased cost of living, low wages, and poor public services.

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In Rome, a mass rally was organized by the CGIL, a union with 4.5 million members.

CGIL’s secretary-general, Maurizio Landini, said the union workers will stage a mass walkout on November 20, the same day a Europe-wide student strike has been called.

The protests pose a direct threat to the policies proposed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

In Bologna, police clashed with protesters, mostly comprised of youths, who had their faces covered so as not to be identified,

The protesters hurled stones and bottles at full-geared, gas-mask-wearing riot police who were firing tear gas and striking them with long batons.

In Turin, the demonstrators protested the rising cost of living and soaring fuel prices.

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They chanted slogans denouncing the far-right National Future party led by retired army general Roberto Vannacci.

Milan witnessed the most violent of Saturday's rallies that were held to protest against the cost of living.

In the northern city of Milan, which hosts the country's largest industrial area, police clashed with protesters in the central Piazza del Duomo.

Some protesters, who were masked, threw fire extinguishers, smoke bombs, and cafe tables at police.

Police used water cannons and batons to disperse the protesters.

Initial reports said several people had been injured in the protests. The casualties included at least one young woman and a police officer.

Also, fifty people were arrested.

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Similar protests were reported in France, Albania and Belgium, where multiple European cities witnessed a volatile and out-of-control situation, with residents reporting running battles between police and protesters, hand-to-hand fighting, fires in the streets and in buildings, numerous injuries, vandalism, and looting.

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