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Prato Picket Clash Leaves Two Digos Officers Injured; Three Detained

Officials are probing possible employer links following three detentions.

Overview

  • Police intervened at the Euroningro distribution center in Prato after a group left a Consorzio Euroingro warehouse and moved toward a union sit-in.
  • The Prosecutor’s Office said the group intended to punish workers protesting for recognition of employment contracts.
  • Two Digos officers were injured while preventing contact between the groups and were taken to the emergency room.
  • Prosecutors detained three Chinese citizens, ages 27, 30 and 60, and indicated accusations of resistance to public officials and causing injuries.
  • The Sudd Cobas union alleges some attackers were company owners and cites prior links to Texprint, claims now under investigation as authorities seek to identify additional participants.