ROME, October 30. /TASS/. At least seven police officers were injured in clashes with participants in an anti-government rally in Mestre, on the mainland part of Venice, the ANSA news agency reported, citing the city’s police chief, Antonio Sbordone.
According to his sources, the officers sustained minor injuries - bruises and cuts - while pushing back protesters who attempted to break through a police cordon along the route of the march.
Demonstrations are taking place simultaneously in dozens of Italian cities. In Turin, organizers report 50,000 participants; in Naples, 20,000; and in Milan, 10,000. According to the television channel Rai News, citing a statement from the Grassroots Trade Union (USB), at least 1.5 million people across Italy have joined the strike.
