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Italy deploys troops and creates new anti-riot crime after cost-of-living protests

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Constitutional check on the security decree; kept soldiers in a support role

Thousands marched in eight Italian cities on October 24 and Milan stayed calm. Police reported nine arrests nationwide, 87 people referred to authorities and 371 taken in for checks, 110 of them minors.

Updated Oct 26