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371 detained, 110 of them teens: Italy locks down its cities as cost-of-living rage spills into the streets
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371 detained, 110 of them teens: Italy locks down its cities as cost-of-living rage spills into the streets

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Italian police said they carried out nine arrests and briefly detained 371 people during protests in eight cities on Saturday.

Of those taken to police stations, 110 were minors, according to Euronews.

Milan, where the government deployed soldiers, saw no security incidents, but protesters clashed with police in other cities including Turin and Rome, according to ANSA.

Protesters in Milan, Rome, Turin, Naples, Bologna and Florence threw bottles, stones and firecrackers.

Police also arrested a 30-year-old man suspected of being behind the “October 17 Movement,” which had called for the protests.

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Italian police said they carried out nine arrests and briefly detained 371 people during protests in eight cities on Saturday.…

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