Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:06am on 19 Oct 2026,Monday International
Milan police fired tear gas and used water cannons on Sunday as protests over poor public services and rising living costs turned violent for a second consecutive day. Several hundred hooded demonstrators gathered near Piazza Duomo, smashing shop windows, looting stores, throwing stones and setting rubbish bins on fire. Reuters reported that more than 60 protesters were taken to police stations for further checks. Saturday’s clashes across Milan, Bologna, Brescia, Bergamo and Turin resulted in 28 arrests, according to a police report released Sunday. The unrest echoed recent demonstrations in France, where hundreds of thousands protested rising costs and declining public services. President Emmanuel Macron condemned looting and vandalism.
