Police clash with youth demonstrators in central Milan as cost-of-living protest escalates
MILAN, ITALY - OCTOBER 17: Police officers in riot gear hold line cordons and engage with young demonstrators in Piazza del Duomo in central Milan, Italy, on October 17, 2026. Thousands of unaffiliated students and young residents gathered following organic social media calls to protest soaring living costs and advocate for economic reforms. What began as an authorized march from Piazza Duomo toward the Monumental Cemetery deteriorated into hours-long confrontations across Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Via Broletto, and the Arengario as security forces deployed charges after objects were thrown at police blockades. Michele Luigi Edoardo Novaga; Saliha Şimşir Kazak; Anadolu Ajansı
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