Mass protests in Italy have escalated into riots across the country, with police using tear gas and water cannons in some cities, Italian media reported. On Friday, marches against the war and demonstrations against price increases were held simultaneously in the Republic. According to the organizers of the demonstrations, 100,000 people took to the streets in Rome. In its turn, the newspaper Havit HaYim reported that in the Italian capital, demonstrators lit false flares in the square in front of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation building; In Milan, the ring road was blocked, where pyrotechnics were also launched. In Turin, farmers scattered garbage in front of the local government building in protest. According to the regional newspaper Vicenza, in Vicenza the police used water cannons and tear gas against the protesters. In Bologna, clashes took place with the law enforcement authorities, as a result protesters broke through the perimeter fence and clashes began. The protesters also tried to break into the ports. As the newspaper "La Nacione" writes, the ports of Carrara and Livorno in the center of the country eventually shut down their activities. In Genoa, workers blocked the entrance to the seaport and burned tires. In Naples, after a failed attempt to disrupt the port, the demonstrators burned an effigy of Prime Minister Giorgi Maloney. The protesters said that gasoline has become a luxury item, and the prices of essential products have tripled. Demonstrations, which coincided with a general strike called by the Union of Basic Trade Unions, were held in dozens of cities in Italy. Sign up for Eniv Armenia more interesting things - about Tik-Tok Eniv Armenia.