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Italy announces new security measures after Milan riots, deploying 500 soldiers

Protesters confront police in Milan amid escalating cost-of-living demonstrations.
Protesters confront police in Milan on October 17, 2026 amid escalating cost-of-living demonstrations. © Stefano Porta, LaPresse via AP

Italy announced tougher security measures on Tuesday after weekend riots in Milan left more than 100 police officers injured and shops looted. The government will deploy 500 additional soldiers, impose harsher penalties for violent protesters and hold parents financially responsible for damage caused by minors.

Italy announced new security measures on Tuesday aimed at tackling the kind of violent protests that caused damage to Milan's central shopping district when weekend rioters, many of them minors, looted stores and set fire to property.

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