Four taxi drivers were arrested
Tuesday for clashing with police during protests in Rome against
Uber and other liberalisation of their sector. Two of them
belonged to the far-right Forza Nuova (New Force)
extraparliamentary group, including the leader of the Roman
chapter of the group, Giuliano Castellino, police said. Another
protester, a street trader, was cited for displaying a
knuckle-duster outside the HQ of the ruling Democratic Party,
police said. The traders are protesting having to re-apply for
licenses under the Bolkestein Directive. The protests, including
the six-day long taxi strike, have caused chaos in the Italian
capital and windows have been damaged by firecrackers. Two
protesters have so far been taken to hopsital, with suspected
concussion. Roma Mayor Virginia Raggi said she backed the taxi
driver protest but condemned acts of violence.
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