17.10.2026 23:02
In Milan, Italy, a march attended by more than 5,000 people against the cost of living and the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni turned into clashes with police in Piazza del Duomo. As police intervened with tear gas against stone-throwing protesters, tourists fled the city center. According to the Italian press, many people were injured and some protesters were detained. Police also used water cannons in Bologna and Turin.
In Milan, Italy, after a protest march against the high cost of living and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government, attended by more than 5,000 people, clashes broke out between police and protesters, and security forces intervened with tear gas against groups throwing stones and hard objects.
TEAR GAS IN DUOMO SQUARE
In Milan, northern Italy, a protest march was held with the participation of more than five thousand people against the high cost of living and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government. After the march, violent clashes occurred in the city center between some groups among the protesters and the police. Police used tear gas against demonstrators throwing stones and hard objects in clashes that broke out in Piazza del Duomo, in front of Milan Cathedral. Some demonstrators built barricades with barriers and tables they took from nearby businesses. During the clashes that spread to surrounding streets, public transport stops and windows of some historic buildings were damaged. As police tried to remove the demonstrators from areas including the luxury shopping center, tourists fled the city center. During the incidents, stores pulled down their shutters, and there were incidents in which some employees and tourists were trapped inside.
According to reports in the Italian press, many people were injured in the demonstrations and some protesters were detained.
INTERVENTION ALSO IN BOLOGNA AND TURIN
Police also intervened with water cannons and tear gas against demonstrators in protests in Bologna and Turin.
MORE THAN 400,000 PEOPLE WERE ON THE STREETS ON FRIDAY
On Friday in Italy, student demonstrations titled "No Meloni Day" were also held, and in demonstrations where more than 400,000 people took to the streets, clashes occurred between police and demonstrators in Rome and Turin. The actions in the country against the high cost of living came at a time when protests were rising in France and Albania due to education conditions and economic problems, and when a wave of a "European spring" had begun to be mentioned.