# Meloni to hold emergency meeting after violent clashes in Milan

https://mins.news/en/item/106161

- BBC News, 2026-10-19 11:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6j9kwxxmxydo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is to convene an emergency security meeting after cost-of-living protests in Milan turned violent. Italian media report that more than 200 people were detained over the weekend, 80% of them minors. Police used tear gas and water cannon, and disorder also spread to other northern Italian cities.

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