TURIN, Italy, Oct 26 (Reuters) — Protests flared across Italy on Monday against a new round of government restrictions aimed at curbing a resurgent coronavirus, with violence reported in at least two major northern cities, Milan and Turin. There were also clashes in Milan, the capital of the neighboring Lombardy region, an area that has borne the brunt of the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy. A number of regions, including Lombardy and Piedmont, have also imposed nighttime curfews. While Italians complied peacefully with the spring lockdown, there has been an immediate pushback against the renewed restrictions. However, with the threat of even harsher restrictions looming, Belardelli said there are fears extremists could infiltrate the protests.

Source: Huffington Post October 27, 2020 14:48 UTC