Pro-Palestinian protesters break up Turin conference

Pro-Palestinian protesters on Tuesday
broke up a Turin conference on scientific and space cooperation
between Italy and other countries, in a demo against Israel over
its Gaza campaign of alleged "genocide".

   
A group of a dozen or so young men and women burst in shouting
'Free Palestine' at the Valentino Castle in Turin, where the
conference of science and space attachés is taking place.

   
Ministers Antonio Tajani (foreign affairs), Anna Maria Bernini
(universities and research), Francesco Lollobrigida (agriculture
and food sovereignty) and Gilberto Pichetto Fratin (environment
and energy security) had already left the building after
attending the morning session of the conference.

   
Most of the young people - who claimed to be students at the
Turin Polytechnic - were blocked before entering the Hall of
Honour, where they were expected to resume the event in the
afternoon. Only one young woman managed to enter with a
Palestinian flag.

   
Earlier in the day there were clashes outside the conference
between anarchists and police in which several officers and some
protesters were hurt.

   

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