Police on Tuesday baton-charged
a group of taxi drivers and street vendors who were protesting
and throwing objects in front of the Rome headquarters of the
ruling centre-left Democratic Party (PD).
Demonstrators initially dispersed in the central area of Via
del Tritone and then started hurling objects once again,
including glass bottles.
Some demonstrators also damaged cafes in the tourist-packed
area, crashing vases and throwing tables and chairs on the
floor.
Taxi drivers are on their sixth day of a wildcat strike
against a measure the Lower House started debating on Tuesday
which they claim would help Uber and unfair competition from
unauthorized operators.
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