From Milan to Turin, videos of Saturday's clashes in Italian cities

The demonstrations that were supposed to involve squares throughout Italy on Saturday 17 October to protest against the high cost of living, the cost of petrol and the tax burden have degenerated. Piazza Duomo, in the Lombardy capital, was transformed into a battlefield, besieged by hundreds of young people who clashed with the police. Guerrilla warfare also occurred in the Piedmontese capital, Bologna and Bergamo, where hooded boys threw firecrackers, stones and bottles at the police

The protests have set fire to the squares of Italy. On Saturday 17 October, demonstrations against the high cost of living, the cost of petrol and the tax burden transformed the cities into theaters of guerrilla warfare. Milan was particularly affected, with Piazza Duomo becoming hostage to around a hundred violent demonstrators who attacked the police with paper bombs. There are dozens of injured, 50 arrested, half of them minors.

Sala: "Few agents, underestimated the moment"

"Especially in Piazza Duomo there were a number of very violent Protestants and a small group of policemen." Thus, in the aftermath of the clashes that devastated the center of Milan, the Milanese mayor Giuseppe Sala commented on what happened. "I don't have it against the police commissioner, but - he underlined - I have the impression that the moment is being underestimated and that the forces available in Milan at the police headquarters were not adequate".

Clashes in Turin

Tensions also occurred in the center of Turin during the demonstration against the high cost of living. The procession, which was joined by student collectives and pro-Pal groups, crossed the streets of the city chanting chants against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the leader of Futuro Nazionale, Roberto Vannacci. The situation degenerated when a group of young people attacked a Feltrinelli bookshop, devastating it. What followed was the throwing of bottles and other objects at the police, who responded with smoke bombs.

Tensions in Bologna

Clashes also occurred in front of the Bologna station, where some hooded boys threw stones and other objects at the officers, who used water cannons and tear gas.