Italy Deploys 500 Troops to Milan as France Expands Military Security
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 20
Italy Deploys 500 Troops to Milan as France Expands Military Security
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 20
Summary
Italy will send 500 troops into Milan with police powers after weekend riots overwhelmed officers, marking a tougher security step than France’s response so far.
Hundreds of rioters in Milan hurled firecrackers, metal barriers and bottles as police retreated, while in Paris about a dozen officers fell back before several hundred demonstrators using rubber-bullet launchers and grenades to hold them off.
France is also hardening its posture before another planned weekend of unrest, with the interior minister saying the Sentinelle force will replace some police and gendarmes so they can focus on maintaining order.
The unrest has spread for weeks in France and now across Italy, fueled by protests over living costs, wages, rents and public services; analysts estimate the French riots alone have caused more than $1 billion in damage.