# Police use tear gas against protesters in Milan

https://mins.news/en/item/104586

- TASS, 2026-10-17 18:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2203575

> More than 5,000 people, mostly young, protested in Milan against high petroleum prices and the war economy, Corriere della Sera reported. Police fired tear gas after protesters threw stones and bottles at officers; reports also said shop windows were smashed and property damaged. An anti-government rally was held in Rome, where CGIL leader Maurizio Landini criticized government spending on armaments and wages amid rising living costs. He announced a general strike for November 20; another is scheduled for October 30 alongside European port workers’ action against the war economy and weapons shipments.

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