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Clashes at Turin Askatasuna New Year’s Parade Leave Four Carabinieri Injured

Authorities maintain a heavy security posture ahead of further assemblies later in January.

Overview

  • Around 2,000 people marched after midnight from Piazza Vittorio Veneto toward the Campus Einaudi area in a music-led street parade.
  • Groups within or joining the march hurled petards, firecrackers and explosive devices at police, prompting tear gas and water cannon in response.
  • Four Carabinieri sustained minor injuries, and no serious injuries among demonstrators were reported by authorities.
  • Piazza Vittorio and key routes were heavily guarded, and police blocked access to the seized building on Corso Regina Margherita 47.
  • A small group scaled the old gasometers to display a banner as activists claimed the protest online and right‑wing regional figures issued sharp condemnations, with organizers pointing to meetings on January 17 and a national march on January 31.