Road battles erupted in central Rome in a single day as Italian police dispersed a gaggle of 200 far-right demonstrators, who staged a violent protest in opposition to the federal government’s Covid-19 restrictions.
Skirmishes erupted shortly after midnight and have been centered round Rome’s iconic Piazza del Popolo. The sq. was speculated to host a rally organized by the Fuerza Nova celebration, which its management promised to be a peaceable act of civil disobedience in opposition to “well being dictatorship and curfews”.
In line with native media, the promise was damaged by masked protesters at round midnight. A firework within the colours of the Italian flag was launched within the air, apparently serving as a sign to assault riot police with pyrotechnics and different projectiles. Clashes ensued, throughout which regulation enforcement pushed the demonstrators out of the sq.. Some combating additionally occurred round Piazza Trilussa.
Eight folks have been arrested over night time. Some dumpsters and automobiles have been reportedly set on hearth, however no vital property harm was reported. The clashes in Rome got here after related violence in Naples on Friday night time.
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The night time skirmishes occurred hours after a peaceable protest in opposition to Covid-19 restrictions passed off within the Italian capital. The southern European nation is struggling to comprise the an infection, which is reaching report each day ranges. However many Italians are weary of localized shutdowns and curfews and oppose authorities plans for additional restrictions. Italy is already struggling its worst financial recession since World Conflict II, after a two-month nationwide lockdown in spring.
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