Protests erupted in Italy and Spain as both countries' governments reach for lockdown measures to stop second waves of Covid-19
* In Italy, violence was reported in at least two major northern cities, Milan and Turin, as vast crowds descended
* Witnesses said a number of luxury stores, including a Gucci fashion shop, were ransacked in central Turin
* Also were clashes in Milan, capital of Lombardy, area that has borne brunt of the Covid-19 epidemic in Italy
* Meanwhile in Spain, authorities in the Catalonia region are considering imposing a lockdown on weekends
* Comes after nighttime curfew came into effect across Spain under second nation-wide state of emergency
* Vast crowds gathered on the streets of Barcelona - with some angry protesters setting dustbins on fire
Protests erupted across Europe last night as thousands of angry demonstrators called on their governments to reconsider a second-round of lockdown restrictions.
In Italy, violence was reported in at least two major northern cities, Milan and Turin, as vast crowds protested freedom-limiting restrictions enforced to tackle a second surge in coronavirus cases.
Witnesses said a number of luxury stores, including a Gucci shop, were ransacked in central Turin as crowds of youths took to the streets after nightfall, letting off huge firecrackers and lighting coloured flares.
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Update #1: Protesters clash with police in northern Italy as anger mounts over Covid-19 restrictions (CNN)
Update #2: Europe in the Grip of Anti-Lockdown Protests (Euroweekly)
WNU Editor: These protests are still small and disorganized. Winter and the cold will also minimize these protests. But if this pandemic and lockdowns continue into the new year the economic consequences in Europe will be devastating. What we are seeing now will be miniscule next year if the worst case economic scenarios happen.
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