# Milan luxury shops close as Italy prepares to deploy troops in the city after days of protests

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-20T00:08:07+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/20/milan-luxury-shops-close-italy-to-deploy-troops-youth-protests-europe
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/milan-luxury-shops-close-as-italy-prepares-to-deploy-troops-in-the-cit-45712d/

Demonstrations over poor public services and rising costs spiralled over the weekend, with shops looted and property vandalised Why are people protesting across Europe? Italy’s government will dispatch 500 army troops to “defend Milan” after two days ⁠of unrest that saw demonstrators ⁠clash with police, ​loot shops and vandalise property, deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday. The de

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