Protests in Italy Echo France as Shops Looted and Bins Set on Fire in Milan

Protesters run along a street strewn with debris during a protest over the state of public services and the rising cost of living in Milan, Italy.

Police in Milan fought with protesters on Sunday in a second day of unrest over poor public services and rising living costs. Demonstrators threw stones and looted shops, and officers answered with tear gas and water cannons.

Reuters reported, citing sources with knowledge of the investigation, that more than 60 protesters were taken to the police station for further checks.

"We must never confuse our fellow citizens who demonstrated to voice legitimate demands with those who destroyed, looted, and vandalized," he added.

"Once again, the women and men of the Law Enforcement Forces have had to face the violence of criminals who, even through organized groups, exploit demonstrations to seek confrontation and sow chaos," she wrote in a post on X.

"To all of them goes my full solidarity and sincere thanks. Because they were there to safeguard the safety of citizens, workers, merchants, and all the people who have the right to live their city without fear and without seeing it laid to waste and set ablaze by gangs of thugs," she added.

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