Giorgia Meloni visits Val di Susa after No Tav protests injure 120 police, 800 identified
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi inspected the construction sites of the high‑speed rail (TAV) project in Val di Susa following Saturday’s violent clashes between No Tav protesters and police.
Police reported that roughly 120 officers were injured in the confrontations, that about 800 participants have been identified, and that four foreign nationals, suspected of belonging to a “Black Bloc”, were detained.
The protests focused on the tunnel works at Chiomonte and San Didero, causing extensive damage. Meloni characterised the episode as organized, pre‑meditated violence and affirmed that the state will not retreat from protecting public order.
Entities: Giorgia Meloni · Giovanni Bombardieri · Matteo Piantedosi · No Tav movement · Val di Susa
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What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi accompanied Meloni on the site visit. (Ministerial accompaniment.)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The protests targeted the Chiomonte and San Didero tunnel construction sites. (Description of protest targets.)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Meloni described the events as organized, pre‑meditated violence and said the state will not back down. (Prime Minister's statement.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Around 800 people have been identified by police in connection with the protests. (Police identification effort.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The investigation is being coordinated by the Turin prosecutor Giovanni Bombardieri. (Prosecutorial leadership.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Four foreign nationals, possibly part of the Black Bloc, were detained. (Police detentions.)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Giorgia Meloni visited the construction sites in Val di Susa after the clashes. (Prime Minister Meloni made a site visit.)
- [● 2 SOURCES] 120 police officers were injured in the clashes on Saturday. (Police injury count.)