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| Police clash with protesters in Bologna after man dies during arrest attempt |
| 2026-07-21 |
| (Reuters) - Italian police clashed with demonstrators in the northern city of Bologna on Monday, ANSA news agency reported, during a protest over a man's death after officers tried to arrest him. Abderrahim Fakir, a Moroccan-born entrepreneur who ran a small removals and cleaning business, died on Sunday after police were called to deal with a man behaving aggressively and damaging a vehicle, Italian media said. Footage of the incident filmed by a resident and widely shared online prompted hundreds of people to protest. According to ANSA, some threw a firecracker near police buildings in the city and police reacted using tear gas and water cannons. "The chants of 'police murderers' and 'the whole world hates you,' shouted during a demonstration in Bologna ... are disgraceful," said Tommaso Foti, the European affairs minister in the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The video showed Fakir lying face down on the ground while two officers restrained him. He could be heard repeatedly calling for help and struggling for breath before his movements gradually stopped. ANSA also reported that a group of demonstrators sat down in a square holding a photograph of Fakir, describing the action as a gesture of nonviolent protest. |
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