# Protests against war and rising living costs took place in major Italian cities yesterday. This follows major riots in cities in France yesterday. Authorities deployed a heavy police presence, and many shops closed as a precaution against possible damage. The demonstrations, which followed clashes last weekend in which protesters fought with police, looted shops and vandalised property, were violent in Turin, Rome and Bologna, with clashes between officers and demonstrators. They were largely peaceful in Milan.
Riots in France spill over to Italian cities