Italian protesters break into the Colosseum in Rome

In Rome, some demonstrators threw bottles at police, who used high-pressure water cannons and tear gas to disperse the crowd, conducted identity checks on more than 200 people, and took nearly 100 people to police stations. In Turin, anti-military-expansion march participants tried to break through police cordons, and some demonstrators threw bottles and launched fireworks at police, who used tear gas and carried out dispersals. In Bologna, demonstrators threw bottles and firecrackers, and police used high-pressure water cannons to disperse the crowd. From October 17 to 18, looting and vandalism occurred during demonstrations in Milan and other places. The Italian government approved a new security decree on October 20, creating the crime of "violent participation in demonstrations," punishable by up to 5 years in prison, expanding preventive detention to minors, and sending an additional 500 soldiers to Milan to assist police in maintaining public order until the end of the year.