Italian police clashes with anti-fascists leaves 7 injured
MILAN (AP) — Italian police have clashed with hundreds of anti-fascist demonstrators in Bologna who were trying to disrupt a planned campaign appearance by the head of the neo-fascist Forza Nuova. The news agency ANSA said six demonstrators and one police officer were injured.
Police used tear gas, water cannons and batons on demonstrators who tried to breach cordons to reach a square where the far-right campaign appearance was scheduled Friday in the traditionally left-wing city of Bologna. Forza Nuova leader Roberto Fiore eventually addressed a small crowd behind a banner “Italy for Italians” that ANSA put at several dozen.
The protests, organized by trade unions and social activists, come amid fears of a revival of neo-fascist sentiment before Italy’s national election on March 4.
Pier Luigi Bersani, a former government minister who is running for a small left-wing party, joined the demonstration, along with other left-leaning politicians. Source
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