Milan riots expose Italy's youth gang crisis as Meloni vows crackdown
Thousands clashed with police, threw bricks and looted luxury stores in Milan; 80% arrested were minors, many from immigrant families; a Tunisian father spoke of his shame as parents waited in tears; Meloni announces measures against ‘Maranza’ gangs.
The disturbing images from France and the shock over the scale of violence there have, over the past 24 hours, diverted some attention from equally disturbing scenes in another major European city: Milan. On Saturday and Sunday, thousands of young people rioted in the city center, clashing violently with police officers who were vastly outnumbered, hurling concrete blocks and stones, vandalizing property, and looting and destroying numerous luxury stores in the heart of the city.
The disturbing images from France and the shock over the scale of violence there have, over the past 24 hours, diverted some attention from equally disturbing scenes in another major European city: Milan. On Saturday and Sunday, thousands of young people rioted in the city center, clashing violently with police officers who were vastly outnumbered, hurling concrete blocks and stones, vandalizing property, and looting and destroying numerous luxury stores in the heart of the city.
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