Anti-Globalisation Protestors Clash With Italian Police

"Several people were injured during violent clashes between anti-globalisation protestors and security forces on Tuesday in Turin, northern Italy, during a G8 meeting on universities.

The troubles [sic] lasted for an hour after a number of the 3,000 demonstrators tried to force their way through a police blockade to access the architecture faculty building where 40 university deans from around the world were meeting.

The protestors, mostly students and far left militants, threw stones and bolts at the security forces who then charged the demonstration and fired tear gas.

According to Turin police, 19 members of the security forces were injured during the clashes with some demonstrators also receiving medical treatment. Two students have been arrested.

Italian far left movements are mobilising their militants to organise more demonstrations during the next G8 meeting. Protests are already planned for next week in Rome when justice and interior ministers are due to meet to discuss security issues.

The G8 summit of heads of state and governments is to take place in Italy in July. In a move to avoid such incidents during the summit, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has decided to organise it in the city of L’Aquila, saying that any anti-globalisation protestors would not dare to create trouble [sic] in a region that has just been hit by a fatal earthquake."

ORIGINAL SOURCE: France 24