# Italy deploys troops and tightens security laws after Milan clashes

https://mins.news/en/video/108473

- France 24 English, 2026-10-20 20:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQHPofk01Ao

> Fuel-price protests have disrupted pasta production and food deliveries in southern Italy and were followed by violent clashes. On Tuesday, the cabinet approved sending 500 troops to Milan and a package of security measures, including easier detention of minors and a new offence of “violent participation in a demonstration.”

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