Water-cannons, tear gas: Protest over right-wing leader’s visit turns violent in Naples (WATCH LIVE)
Dozens of masked protesters engaged in running battles with the police in the southern Italian city of Naples, ahead of a rally by the anti-immigration Lega Nord politician Matteo Salvini.
Police unleashed water cannon and tear gas on protesters, who launched projectiles and flares.
The heart of Italy’s third-biggest city was covered in thick smoke, as police used batons to fend off the rioters, who themselves had improvised clubs, and threw bins and other street objects at the law enforcement officers in a series of anarchic clashes, as the protesters retreated and rushed the cordons again and again.
#11M #Napoli oltre 15mila persone in corteo verso la mostra d'oltremare il messaggio è chiaro Salvini non sei il benvenuto! #maiconsalvini
The protests, which local media suggested were planned by left-wingers, anarchists, and radical football fans called the Ultras, were announced ahead of Salvini’s visit and, on Friday, a group had already occupied the hall where he was scheduled to address supporters the next day.
#Antifa actions against the visit of fascist Matteo Salvini in #Napoli #Italy today. #maiconsalvini Pic by @ScaccoMatto_Na
“Naples doesn’t want you,” read slogans addressed to the politician, who had never organized a mass demonstration in the traditionally left-leaning city.
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