Milan shops close early after two days of rioting

Shops in central Milan closed early on Monday and boarded up their windows after two days of violent unrest in which rioters clashed with police, looted stores and damaged property, according to ANP and Reuters. [1]

On Via Montenapoleone, the city’s luxury shopping street, most shops had removed goods from their windows as a precaution. Police patrolled the street while some tourists watched.

Several hundred people, many wearing hoods, reportedly set fire to bins and looted shops over the weekend. Television footage showed sports retailers Decathlon and Arc’teryx and a Vodafone store being ransacked. Levi’s and Under Armour shops, as well as Decathlon, covered their windows with wooden boards. Many of those involved were reportedly minors. [1]