Milan braces for another high-risk weekend with red zone and 400 paratroopers deployed

Milan is bracing for another high-risk weekend with no officially announced protests, following last week's violent clashes and looting. Authorities are deploying a massive security operation, including a "red zone" around the Duomo and 400 paratroopers, to prevent a repeat of the chaos. The anarchist march from Conciliazione to San Vittore has been cancelled, raising fears that autonomous groups may instead join potential unrest in the city center. Police are also monitoring far-right factions and ultrá groups, with unconfirmed reports of fans mobilizing against the young rioters known as "maranza," alongside calls for a national mobilization at Piazza Duomo at 3 p.m. Prevention efforts include checks at train stations and metro stops to intercept teenagers from the hinterland and other Lombardy provinces, with police potentially contacting parents of under-14s. Local residents and shopkeepers are organizing as "sentinels" to alert authorities and lower security shutters quickly, while 20 City Angels volunteers will also be present.