# Italy to send 500 troops to Milan after clashes and looting

https://mins.news/en/item/107655

- TRT World, 2026-10-20 10:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/0e94c5a7bec4

> Italy plans to send 500 troops to Milan following clashes and looting. Nationwide demonstrations over the cost of living, education funding and school conditions included clashes between riot police and protesters in Turin.

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