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Rome Pro-Palestinian Protests Turn Violent Amid Police Clashes

10/25/2025

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Pro-Palestinian protests in Rome escalated on October 24, 2025, as police used water cannons against demonstrators marching toward the Auditorium during the Film Festival.
Protesters gathered in Piazza Verdi, chanting "Free Palestine" and "We are all anti-Zionists," and police ordered the sit-in's dispersal under public security laws.
Clashes occurred when demonstrators breached cordons, prompting water cannon use; after negotiations, a passage opened briefly, but tensions remained as the sit-in continued.

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Pro-Palestinian protests in Rome escalated on October 24, 2025, as police used water cannons against demonstrators marching toward the Auditorium during the Film Festival.
Protesters gathered in Piazza Verdi, chanting "Free Palestine" and "We are all anti-Zionists," and police ordered the sit-in's dispersal under public security laws.
Clashes occurred when demonstrators breached cordons, prompting water cannon use; after negotiations, a passage opened briefly, but tensions remained as the sit-in continued.