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Europe up in arms: Nearly 1,000 arrested in France, violent clashes in Albania and Spain, as protesters storm Colosseum
More than 400,000 people take to the streets across France as 70,000 police officers are deployed. Nearly 100 arrests in Barcelona, clashes in Rome and further unrest in Albania, Portugal and Belgium. A wave of mass demonstrations and violent unrest is sweeping across Europe, spreading beyond France, where protests that began in Paris schools a […]

Who is behind Milan’s violent protests? Telegram groups plan fresh demonstrations across Italy on 24 October
Activist networks are calling for weekly protests in eight Italian cities until Giorgia Meloni's government falls, as police investigate discussions about attacks on shops. Damage in Milan has exceeded €1 million, with most suspects underage

France fears fresh wave of unrest despite tough security measures as riot damage bill nears €1.2 billion
Curfews and tighter policing have brought a temporary lull after widespread looting, but Yellow Vest-linked accounts are calling for fresh protests on Saturday, with strikes planned for 5 November and mounting pressure on businesses and financial markets
Italy to deploy 500 troops to Milan amid violent unrest
Italy is preparing to deploy 500 troops to Milan following days of violent unrest, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government expected to approve tougher security measures targeting youth gangs, vandalism and looting on Tuesday.

Macron’s address: Far-left groups and criminal elements behind France unrest – “No one will escape accountability”
Condemned the violent clashes, launched a scathing attack on the far left and acknowledged public anger over the cost of living and young people’s anxieties – He made particular reference to the arson attack on Limoges town hall

Chaos, clashes and looting at protests in France: 17-year-old maimed, Limoges Town Hall set ablaze
Serious unrest across several cities leaves 1,200 arrested and 150 police officers injured - Macron and Lecornu turn their sights on La France Insoumise amid political fallout

France in Flames: More than 400 arrested, guerrilla-style clashes around the Élysée, fire at Limoges City Hall
Clashes began before a rally was due to start in Paris’s Place de la République, with tear gas also deployed in Marseille and Lyon – At least 166 arrests and 140 demonstrations recorded by midday – Macron appeals for calm

Albania: Anti-Rama student protests spread nationwide, with clashes, injuries and arrests
School and university students take to the streets in seven cities, demanding the prime minister’s resignation. Socialist Party offices attacked in Shkodër, schoolgirl injured in Lezhë. Rama accuses the opposition of inciting violence and blames ‘foreign hands’

