By Francesca Cinelli - Oct 16, 2011 5:49 PM GMT+0700
Violence by demonstrators in Rome yesterday is a “worrying signal for civil coexistence” and rioters need to be identified and punished, Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.
Berlusconi, who described the violence as “unbelievable,” also thanked security forces for handling the demonstrations in a statement released yesterday.
Police arrested 12 out of 20 people held yesterday, Corriere della Sera reported today, adding that more than 100 people were injured, of whom three are in serious condition.
Violent demonstrators accounted about 2,000 out of some 200,000 who turned out, Corriere reported.
To contact the reporter on this story: Francesca Cinelli in Milan at fcinelli@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: James Ludden at jludden@bloomberg.net
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