New demonstration planned in Trieste but Piazza Libertà is deserted

A new protest demonstration did not take place in Piazza Libertà, the news of which circulated for hours today and also spread across various social platforms. About fifty people were present on site around 6.30pm, who then, as time passed, moved away.

The situation is calm, there is a large number of police forces on site patrolling the entire area, including the train station. Access to the market in via Flavio Gioia, unused for some time, was forced yesterday to open a low-threshold initial reception space for migrants, as an alternative to the crumbling buildings of the Porto Vecchio. This evening access to those same premises were closed and barred.

As ordered by the Police Headquarters for the weekend, there are not even any assistance associations in the square that usually distribute food and blankets and provide aid of various kinds to migrants.

Meanwhile, a balance sheet of those injured in yesterday's clashes has been drawn up, there are 7 people in total, including five policemen and two demonstrators. On the investigation side, the police are reportedly viewing the videos shot during the clashes and it is not excluded that some people may be reported soon.

Yesterday's demonstration was called following the tragedy in Warehouse 18 in the Porto Vecchio where a migrant and a young Friulian girl died of suffocation.