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Turin Askatasuna New Year Street Parade Draws 2,000 as Police Fire Tear Gas Near Checkpoint

Reinforced police posts after the eviction kept the unsanctioned procession away from sensitive areas.

Overview

  • The overnight procession left Piazza Vittorio Veneto after midnight and reached viale Ottavio Mai by the Campus Einaudi, continuing for hours with music and fireworks.
  • Tension flared at corso San Maurizio and via Rossini when youths threw firecrackers toward police, prompting tear gas and a water cannon as the main corteo turned away.
  • Despite fears of a push toward corso Regina Margherita 47, the march did not attempt to reach the former site and there was no police raid on the social center.
  • Askatasuna activists staged a banner drop from the nearby gasometers, underscoring their presence after the recent eviction.
  • Authorities had elevated the alert and managed the route without a formal demonstration notice filed with the questura.