Milan luxury shops close as Italy prepares to deploy troops in the city after days of protests
Demonstrations over poor public services and rising costs spiralled over the weekend, with shops looted and property vandalised
TL;DR
- Italy will dispatch 500 army troops to Milan following days of unrest, including clashes with police and looting.
- Shops in central Milan closed early and boarded up windows as a precaution.
- The government plans to approve security measures, potentially including extended preventive detention for minors and crackdowns on youth gangs.
- 271 young people were detained in Milan on Sunday, with 32 arrested, including 23 minors.
- Similar unrest occurred in other northern Italian cities over the weekend.
- The disturbances are compared to recent violent protests in France over rising living costs and declining public services.