(ANSA) - Rome, February 5 - A protester was hurt and two were arrested when police clashed with demonstrators protesting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Rome Monday. A group of demonstrators, carrying a banner saying 'Erdogan Killer', tried to stage an unauthorised march towards the Vatican, where Erdogan was being received by Pope Francis. The police, in riot gear, baton-charged them and stopped them.
The demonstrators were protesting human rights conditions in Turkey, where Erdogan has repeatedly cracked down on opponents.
Clashes at Erdogan protest in Rome, protester hurt
Two arrested