# Italy: Clashes at Cost-of-Living Protests

> Italian police and protesters clash as cost-of-living demonstrations turn violent.
- Title: Italy: Clashes at Cost-of-Living Protests · Dw | Shortify
- Summary: Italian police and protesters clash as cost-of-living demonstrations turn violent. Italian police arrested 50 minors in Milan after violent clashes during…
- Keywords: italy, cost-of-living-protests, police, demonstrators, milan, turin, bologna, bergamo, giorgia meloni, giuseppe sala, cgil, maurizio landini
- Source: Dw — https://dw.com/en/meloni-backs-police-after-cost-of-living-protests-turn-violent-in-italian-cities/a-79692755?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: italy, cost-of-living-protests, police, demonstrators, milan, turin, bologna, bergamo, giorgia meloni, giuseppe sala, cgil, maurizio landini
## Violence in Milan
Clashes erupted in Milan during cost-of-living protests with masked youths throwing fireworks and bottles at police.

> black-clad, masked youths threw fireworks and bottles at police and erected barricades in the central Piazza Duomo
## Police Response
Police used tear gas to clear Milan's Piazza Duomo after 50 young people were arrested, half minors.

> Police used tear gas to clear the square
## Prime Minister's Stance
Giorgia Meloni condemned rioting and expressed solidarity with police after clashes in Italian cities.

> Demonstrating is a right, but setting our cities on fire is not
## Key takeaway

Italian police arrested 50 minors in Milan after violent clashes during cost-of-living protests.