Italian police water cannon knocks down protester during Bologna riots

Italian police used a water cannon on a young female protester during far-left riots in Bologna, knocking her off her feet, as weekend unrest spread across Italian cities amid economic frustrations. The clashes, smaller than France's riots with nearly 2,500 arrests, saw police fire tear gas and water cannons in Milan, where 271 youths were detained, 32 arrested, and 28 reported to authorities, with similar incidents in Bologna, Brescia, Bergamo, and Turin. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the violence, urging opposition leaders to denounce it, stating, "Demonstrating is a right. Setting our cities ablaze is not," amid protests over inflation, housing costs, and stagnant wages.