Moments of tension a Rome to the march against the government Meloni who paraded through the streets of the capital on the afternoon of Saturday 1 June. There have been some clashes between protesters and law enforcement when a group linked to university protests pro Palestine he broke away from the march towards the city center and tried to force a police blockade.
Procession against the government in Rome
Starting from Piazza Vittorio and ending in Porta Pia, the procession was organized by Power to the People to protest against the government, on the day the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held his final rally in view of the European Championships in Piazza del Popolo.
Ballet on the numbers, as often happens in these cases: according to the police headquarters, at least 5 thousand people participated in the demonstration, over 10 thousand according to the organizers.
Tensions between protesters and police
According to reports LaPresse tensions began in the Castro Pretorio area, near the National Library, when a group of protesters of the university collectives broke away from the procession and tried to force a police blockade to go towards Termini station.
The students, about 200, were rejected and driven away by officers deployed in riot gear. The protesters threw firecrackers and paper bombs towards the policemen, who reacted using the tear gas.
Pro-Palestine student collectives in action
According to reports SkyTg24the students of the collectives involved in the clashes had left from Wisdom and they had attempted to join the procession but the demonstrators themselves prevented it.
Then, near Via Vicenza, they attempted to break through the police cordon but were repelled. Then they would join the tail end of the procession.
Photo source: ANSA
