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Italian police clash with protesters in the centre of Milan

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On October 17, Italian police clashed with protesters in Milan's city center, firing tear gas when demonstrators threw stones and other objects at them near the Gothic cathedral. Police also attempted to clear hooded protesters from a nearby luxury shopping arcade, resulting in injuries, arrests, and shop closures. Similar violent protests occurred in Bologna, where police used water cannons and made seven arrests. These events mirrored recent unrest in France over rising living costs and deteriorating public services.

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On October 17, 2026, Italian police clashed with protesters in Milan's city center over the high cost of living, firing tear gas after being attacked with stones and other objects. Clashes occurred near Milan’s Gothic cathedral, affecting the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II luxury shopping arcade. Shops closed temporarily, tourists fled the area, and several people were injured; multiple arrests were made. In Bologna, police used water cannons to disperse crowds during similar protests, making seven arrests. These events echoed recent violent demonstrations in France over rising costs and reduced public services.

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Police in riot gear also tried to clear hooded protesters from the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the luxury shopping arcade which is on one side of the cathedral square, as groups broke away from a protest over the high cost of living.

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Italian police clash with protesters in the centre of Milan · assertive framing

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Italian police clash with protesters in the centre of Milan asserted

police → clash → Milan

MILAN – Italian police fired tear gas on Oct 17 after coming under attack from protesters throwing stones and other objects in clashes in the square in front of Milan’s Gothic cathedral, Italian media reported. asserted

media → fire → cathedral

groups → try → living

Shops pulled down their shutters and tourists fled the central area. asserted

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The central Duomo (Cathedral) metro station was closed during the clashes in which several people were reported injured, and a number of arrests made, according to the Italian media reports. uncertain

number → close → reports

Police in the northern Italian city of Bologna used water cannon to try to disperse crowds and made seven arrests after another protest turned violent, the ANSA news agency reported. asserted

agency → use → arrests

The clashes had echoes of the violence in neighbouring France where tens of thousands of people angered by rising costs and declining public services took to the streets on Oct 17 in some of the country’s most violent protests in years. asserted

thousands → have → years