Violent cost-of-living protests erupt in Milan and Turin
ROME: As in France, violent clashes have broken out in Italy on the fringes of peaceful demonstrations against the high cost of living, German Press Agency (dpa) reported, citing Italian news agency ANSA on Sunday.
Violent protests erupted in Milan and Turin as demonstrators against the high cost of living clashed with police. The protests, reported by the German Press Agency (dpa), took place in the northern Italian city of Milan, where masked youths set off fireworks and threw bottles at the police in the central Piazza Duomo, prompting their withdrawal.
Similar clashes occurred in other cities such as Turin, Bologna, and Bergamo. At least four police officers and 20 demonstrators were injured in Milan, with over 50 young people arrested. Most of the arrested were minors, according to ANSA. Right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the violence, stating that demonstrating is a right, but setting cities on fire is not.
Milan's left-leaning mayor, Giuseppe Sala, also condemned the riots but expressed understanding for the demonstrators' discontent. The protests were largely driven by the high cost of living, with people on low and middle incomes struggling with inflation, skyrocketing petrol and diesel prices, and a lack of affordable housing.
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