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Italian police detain nearly 300 people as stores looted, vandalized in weekend Milan protests

Police in riot gear fired tear gas and water cannon as several hundred hooded protesters set bins ablaze and looted stores, including sports retailers Decathlon and Arc'teryx and phone store Vodafone.

  • Nearly 300 people detained in Milan protests, police use tear gas and water cannons
  • 32 minors and 13 foreigners among 271 youths arrested on Sunday
  • Similar clashes in Bologna, Brescia, Bergamo, Turin lead to 28 arrests

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