Covid, demonstration in Florence: smoke bombs and bottle launches in the center

2020-10-30T22:12:01.192Z

Clashes between police and demonstrators in the square in Florence against the Dpcm on the fight against the pandemic. Back in the procession towards Piazza della Signoria, the clashes broke out in via Calzaiuoli, in the heart of the historic center. A charge, followed by throws of glass bottles and smoke bombs. The fronts of the clash are different, since the agents were targeted by objects, even a helmet, from the neighboring streets. The throwing of bottles is continuous. Different components of the protest. "I haven't collected since May," shouts a boy as he confronts the police. After an intense throwing of bottles, the charges are shared, which now follow one another between forward movements and foldings. The center of Florence is a battlefield, with glass everywhere and torn up bins. In fact, the police were attacked on several fronts. Two warmer ones, one in via Calzaiuoli, the other in piazza della Repubblica. Nardella: a minority exploits anger "I have never seen such a situation and alas there is a minority of people who come with the intent of provoking clashes and violence. I have also seen people who wanted to demonstrate peacefully. That one. that makes me suffer the most but also anger is to see those who try to exploit this anger that is not acceptable. Tonight a minority of people who came intentionally to provoke and to seek clashes put our city to a severe test ". This was said by the mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, during the 'Title V' broadcast on Rai 3 about the clashes in the historic center of Florence.