Armored squares: tensions in Turin, Milan and Bologna. 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.

Tensions were recorded in Milan, with several thousand protesters, mostly university students, who faced off with the police in Corso Venezia. Some truncheons were fired and the procession was blocked in via Borghetto. Several shops have lowered their shutters for fear of riots: Rinascente near the Duomo. 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.