Italian Police Identify Protest Organizer as Demonstrations Sweep Italy

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Italian police identified a 30-year-old man as the alleged mastermind behind the "Movimento 17 ottobre" protest platform, as dozens of demonstrations took place across Italy on Saturday amid high security alert following last weekend's riots in Milan. The suspect, an Italian citizen of Moroccan origin and freelance journalist, was taken to a Milan police station for questioning, with searches conducted at his family home in the Brescia province. In Rome, over 200 people were identified and 63 escorted to police headquarters for possessing items matching operational instructions circulated online. In Turin, protesters burned a photo of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a rally in Piazza Castello. Authorities deployed 500 paratroopers to Milan, while cities including Florence, Bologna, Bari, and Naples implemented reinforced security measures with armored vehicles and anti-riot units. The Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi stated the suspect had contacts with antagonist groups, while the Council of Europe urged member states to protect the right to peaceful assembly and prioritize de-escalation.


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