Protesters at a pro-Palestinian
demonstration on Saturday threw tear gas and fireworks at
security officials in front of the headquarters of the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome.
No direct clashes were however reported between demonstrators
and security officials.
Protesters at the march chanted "free Palestine" and carried
signs showing the faces of Premier Giorgia Meloni, Education
Minister Giuseppe Valditara and University Minister Anna Maria
Bernini covered in red stains, their hands "bloodied" by red
paint.
The march, which departed from Piazza Vittorio in Rome, was
opened by a banner saying "Stop the genocide and massacre in
Lebanon - Free Palestine; Let's stop Israel with resistance -
Israel a danger to the world".
Protesters carried many Palestinian and Lebanese flags.
The president of the Palestinian communities of Rome and Lazio
Yousef Salman, one of the organizers of the national
demonstration, said his organization had worked "for the unity
of Palestinians in Italy as well as with other Italian groups
who are demonstrating today".
Organizers of the protest included Italy's Association of
Palestinians (API), the Young Palestinians of Italy (GPI), the
Movement of Palestinian Students (MSP), the Arab-Palestinian
democratic Union (UDAP), as well as a number of unions and
student collectives.
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