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Bottles and stones were blown up again and the police intervened: in Italy and Spain, riots broke out again during the demonstrations against the Crown’s measures. Right-wing extremists are involved in the protests in Italy.
There have been violent protests against the crown restrictions again in both Italy and Spain. In the Italian capital Rome, several hundred people gathered in the central Campo de ‘Fiori in the center of the city on Saturday night. Because some protesters threw bottles and fireworks, the police broke up the demonstration with batons. A second protest in the city also ended with clashes between protesters and the police.
Sánchez asks for common sense
In Barcelona, Spain, stones and other bullets were thrown at police officers. In the northern city of Logroño, some 150 people attacked security forces with stones, set fire to containers and looted shops, police said. In Haro, in the La Rioja wine region, riot police had to intervene to contain the riots.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez criticized the violent protests. “We can only defeat the pandemic with responsibility, unity and a willingness to make sacrifices,” the socialist head of government tweeted. “The violent and irrational behavior of a few is unacceptable. This is not the way to go.”
Right wing extremists and hooligans are implicated
Already on Friday there had been riots and clashes in both countries over the corona measures. According to the Italian Interior Minister, Luciana Lamorgese, hooligans and right-wing extremists were involved, as in the previous days, who wanted to use “legitimate demonstrations” for their own ends.
In Italy, all cinemas, theaters, sports studios and swimming pools had to close, restaurants and bars can only open until 6 pm Schools in the southern region of Campania will also be closed until mid-November. According to media reports, the government of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is now also considering a shutdown in major cities such as Milan and Naples to curb the rapid spread of the corona virus.
In Spain, one of the countries most affected by the corona pandemic, the government has imposed a state of emergency at the national level, which will apply until the beginning of May. These include curfews and travel restrictions.
