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Milan Erupts: Looting and Fires Rage for Second Day
19 Oct
Summary
- Hooded demonstrators looted shops and set fires.
- Protesters attacked a supermarket employee and stole goods.
- Riot police used tear gas against projectile-throwing demonstrators.
Violent protests engulfed Milan for a second consecutive day on October 18th, transforming parts of the Italian city into scenes of chaos. Hooded demonstrators were seen looting shops, shattering windows, and setting fires, disrupting daily life.
Disturbing footage captured protesters climbing onto a van and violently targeting a supermarket employee with thrown objects. They forced their way into the store through a broken window, absconding with stolen merchandise.
Streets around central Milan were strewn with debris, including rubbish bins and bicycles, as the unrest intensified. In response, riot police deployed tear gas, facing a barrage of objects and tear gas canisters from demonstrators.
The clashes occurred near the well-known Piazza Duomo, where eyewitnesses reported several hundred hooded individuals participating in the disturbances.
