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| Over 100 Police Injured as Riots Erupt in Italy over Shut Down of Far-Left Activist Base |
| 2026-02-02 |
| [Breitbart] Chaos erupted in Turin on Saturday evening, with over 100 police officers injured and fires being set in the centre of the Italian city amid a protest against the closure of a far-left activist hub. Nationwide demonstrations were held on Saturday in response to the eviction of leftists from the so-called “Askatasuna social centre” in December after the building had been occupied by radicals for nearly 30 years and had served as a base of operations for far-left activism in the city. The local municipal government had long allowed the group to occupy the city-owned building; however, the agreement was terminated after activists allegedly tied to Askatasuna stormed and ransacked the offices of the liberal newspaper La Stampa in November for apparently being too pro-Israel in its coverage of the war in Gaza. On Saturday, organisers claimed that 50,000 people took to the streets of Turin in solidarity with the shuttered Askatasuna centre. While the initial demonstration was largely peaceful, violence broke out as the evening wore on. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini called for the government to introduce fresh legislation to protect police and to introduce the obligation of bail for the release of anyone involved in rioting, saying: “Demonstrating is legitimate, smashing up cities and beating up police officers is not!” Minister for Public Administration Paolo Zangrillo said: “Today I’m very angry because, unfortunately, we can’t even say that the limit has been crossed. The limit was crossed a long time ago, and therefore, there are clear responsibilities here, and they aren’t just the responsibilities of those runaways, those Askatasuna delinquents, these gentlemen who act with terrorist methods, but there are also the responsibilities of the institutions.” Related: Turin: 2025-12-31 Artificial Intelligence And The Future Of War Turin: 2025-12-22 Italian PM Meloni fumes after court frees imam arrested for defending October 7 Turin: 2025-12-07 With Gaza a rallying cry in Italy, a growing number justify hostility against its Jews Related: Askatasuna 04/11/2018 Ten ISIS fanatics who planned to film beheading, attack police, banks and Jooos in Barcelona jailed Askatasuna 12/14/2016 Ex-member of Spanish death squad arrested for Islamic State links Askatasuna 11/02/2014 Germany Arrests ETA Fugitive Bomb Expert |
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