Italy unrest: Meloni calls an emergency security meeting after Milan clashes

Detained in Milan, more than

200 people

More than 5,000 people gathered in Milan over the weekend, and more than 200 were detained, most of them minors, according to reports.

“What happened here is what we are seeing in many cities around the world,” said Milan's mayor, who called it a “new phenomenon”.

— Giuseppe Sala, mayor of Milan

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked opponents to condemn the rioting unanimously; Democratic Party leader Elly Schlein said her party always condemned violence.

Prosecutors seek prison terms for five adults arrested for looting, and people were detained in Turin carrying cobblestones and hammers, Meloni said.