Turin, students in procession: "A thousand occupations". At the head about thirty hooded men

«Ten, one hundred, one thousand occupations» and «Giorgia Meloni you have to leave». The procession of Turin students opens with these choirs, after days of strikes, occupations and attacks in over twenty institutions in the city.

The students left, among others, from Gioberti, Einstein and Cattaneo, to reach Piazza XVIII Dicembre, in the center of Turin. In the same hours, the demonstration in defense of the climate organized by Fridays For Future and Extinction Rebellion also started from Palazzo Nuovo.

Before leaving in the procession, the demonstrators sang Bella Ciao and then painted red the portraits of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara and PD leader Elly Schlein. The accusation is of investing money in the war instead of in schools. Leonardo's symbol is also stained red. Then the chorus: «You are the shame of Italy».

During the demonstration, the first hooded youths also appeared and sticks appeared. Representatives of Askatasuna were also present at the procession.

The alert is high: public transport has been diverted and access to the Porta Susa station and the subway has been closed, leaving an entrance open for travelers heading to the platforms. Prefect Donato Cafagna has banned the wearing of helmets, masks and other objects that can be used to cover the face, as well as smoke bombs and firecrackers. In the areas affected by the demonstrations, the consumption and possession of drinks in glass bottles, cans and other potentially dangerous containers are also prohibited.

The demonstration comes after days of tension in Turin schools. About thirty young people, between 16 and 20 years old, were identified during the attacks and damage to Colombatto, Boselli, Peano and Bosso Monti.

Yesterday a seventeen-year-old was arrested for resisting a public official and reported for aggravated damage while trying to break a window with a fire extinguisher. During the interventions a carabiniere was injured by the throwing of a stone. A professor and a school assistant at Colombatto suffered minor injuries in an attempt to block the occupation of the institute's branch.