# Protesters clash with police near the Colosseum during Italy-wide strike

https://mins.news/en/video/123580

- euronews, 2026-10-31 09:42 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbfPAOSW2zc

> People returned to the streets in dozens of Italian cities to protest rising living costs, as part of a general strike called by grassroots unions. Protesters clashed with police near Rome’s Colosseum.

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