30 cops, 4 protesters hurt at Rome pro-Pal march

Stones, street sign thrown, water cannon, tear gas used

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Oct 06 2024
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30 cops, 4 protesters hurt at

Some 30 police and four protesters were hurt in clashes at a pro-Palestinian march in Rome Saturday, sources said Saturday night.
    One of the injured protesters was a young woman who sustained head wounds.
    In the central Piazzale Ostiense, hooded protesters threw stones, bottles, firecrackers and even a street sign at the police, who responded with baton charges, water cannons and tear gas.
    During the day, in a closely guarded square with its famous Ancient Roman Pyramid, 1,600 people were checked and 19 taken to the Police Headquarters. "They are stopping us to guarantee the war", one of the representatives of the Palestinian Arab Democratic Union told the crowd with a megaphone.
    Chants of "stop the genocide" and "halt arms sales to Israel" were heard as well as slogans against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Premier Giorgia Meloni, who went on to firmly condemn the violence.
    Italian media reported that around 200 Black Bloc militants had infiltrated the march.