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Florence Airport Breached by Breakaway Protesters During GKN March

The labor rally pressed for reindustrializing the former GKN factory in Campi Bisenzio.

Overview

  • Police in riot gear carried out dispersal charges after a breakaway group pushed into Florence Peretola’s terminal area.
  • Protesters breached a cordon, reached the departures zone, and moved benches to slow officers’ advance.
  • At least one demonstrator was reportedly detained after attempting to strike police, according to on-scene reporting.
  • Following the airport clashes, protesters occupied the A11, and authorities closed the Firenze-PeretolaSesto Fiorentino stretch toward Pisa, causing traffic delays.
  • The Questura estimated about 4,000 participants at the demonstration, while organizers claimed roughly double, with Palestinian flags visible among the banners.