Rioters loot shops in Barcelona and battle police in Rome as France's unrest spreads across Europe
Giorgia Meloni sent 500 extra soldiers into Milan and promised tougher penalties for minors, who police said made up much of last week's violent mobs. In Tirana, crowds burned couch cushions that Albanian PM Edi Rama had laid out as an invitation to dialogue. Over 2,500 police met them with water cannon. In Brussels, tear gas cleared student barricades and at least five people were arrested.
Protesters in Turin hurled rocks and smoke bombs at police blocking their path.
The US Embassy in Italy has put the country on high alert for Americans.
Milan protesters dumped manure at the energy regulator and burned a giant electricity bill.
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