Lamorgese warns of concrete risk of social tensions in autumn

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 9 - There is a concrete risk of social tensions coming to the boil when the economic effects of the COVID crisis begin to bite most sharply this autumn, Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese said Thursday.
    The risk is real, she said, "because in September and October we will see the outcome of this period of grave economic crisis.
    "We see shops shuttered, citizens who don't even have the possibility of meeting their daily needs.
    "The government has implemented all the initiatives necessary for meeting these needs, but the risk if concrete and I see an attitude of violence towards the police force that is absolutely to be condemned".
    Lamorgese was speaking on Rai3.
    She said there were growing signs of hostility towards the forces of law and order.
    Italian trade unions have also warned of possible unrest this autumn.
    The Italian economy is set to contract 12-13% this year according to various forecasts. (ANSA).