Armored squares: tensions in Turin. In Rome, demonstrators at the Colosseum

After the clashes and devastation of last weekend in Milan, from Turin to Milan, passing through Rome and arriving at Castel Volturno, protests are back in the streets: against the war, rearmament, the high cost of living and the CPR. The police are preparing for a new day of marches and demonstrations, while Digos and prosecutors continue searches in several Italian cities after last week's violence. Over 1,400 police officers, carabinieri, GDF, local police and Folgore paratroopers are deployed in Milan.

“Free zones will not be possible and the State's response will be immediate against anyone who thinks they can organize attacks and riots believing they can hide behind a balaclava or the anonymity of social media,” Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi wrote on X.

The "Italy out of war" procession which started in the early afternoon from Piazza della Repubblica has arrived in Rome in the area of ​​the Fori Imperiali. Moments of tension at the entrance of the demonstrators who entered the Colosseum, with the security personnel of the monument. Outside, the police lined up to protect the entrances. The demonstrators have exited the Colosseum and are facing the officers who are moving back to allow them to exit.

In Milan, an anti-fascist demonstration started from Piazza Castello. The demonstrators are moving in the area of ​​the Sforzesco Castle singing the chorus "We are all anti-fascists". A procession of around 600 demonstrators, mostly university students, left shortly after 5pm from Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, in front of the Milan Polytechnic, to head towards the city centre. The mobilization, entitled "All in the square of solidarity", was organized against war, genocide, imperialism and Zionism. The first demonstrators, around 500 people, had gathered in the square in front of the Polytechnic around 4pm for a pro-Pal protest, with Palestinian flags and banners of Potere al Popolo, Rifondazione Comunista, Usb, Cambiare Rotta and pro-Palestine associations. During the procession, chants were sung in support of Palestine and against the government of Giorgia Meloni. The demonstration initially moved without a police escort, with only one police van present in Piazzale Piola. Upon arriving in Piazza Bernini, the officers began to follow the procession, which was continuing towards the city centre. Some choirs invite you to join the procession (“Come down, demonstrate too”). In the Lombardy capital, almost all the shops in the center are open, from Via Torino to Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. As announced, the Rinascente near the Duomo closed in the afternoon. The Apple store in Piazza Liberty and other shops such as the Foot Locker on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, which was stormed last week, and the North Face store in the San Carlo gallery are also closed.