Rome's police chief on Thursday
banned marches in the Italian capital planned by the far-right
Forza Nuova (FN) group at the last day of the general-election
campaign on Friday.
The police chief's office said it had reminded FN, which is
holding four rallies in different parts of Rome, that it cannot
march between them holding up banners and shouting slogans.
But the rallies themselves will be allowed to go ahead, the
office said.
It also said "counter-protests" by anti-Fascists were banned
within the new 'green zone' covering the historic centre.
The office said security would be further stepped up for the
last day of campaigning ahead of Sunday's general election.
There has been a string of clashes across Italy between
police and anti-Fascist protesters trying to get at rallies by
FN and another neo-Fascist group, CasaPound.
On Thursday police deployed several armoured vehicles and two
water-cannons in the central Largo Argentina area to make sure a
far-left rally against CasaPund went off safely.
photo: FN leader Roberto Fiore
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