Four foreign antagonists have been stopped by State Police investigators from the Turin Police Headquarters as part of investigations into the unrest that occurred on Saturday afternoon near the Tav construction sites in Val di Susa, when several hundred masked demonstrators, wearing black clothing and gas masks, assaulted the Tav construction sites, attacking the police forces protecting the areas. The four are believed to be linked to the so-called Black Bloc area; their positions are being examined by investigators, and the charges are not yet known.
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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi are conducting an inspection in Val di Susa: they arrived at Turin Caselle airport, from where they are moving to the valley by helicopter. Awaiting them on site are the chief of police, Vittorio Pisani, along with the police commissioner of Turin, Massimo Gambino, and the prefect of the Piedmontese capital, Donato Cafagna
Piantedosi: attacking those who wear a uniform is attacking the State
«Attacking those who wear a uniform is attacking the State», said Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi in an interview with Corriere della Sera, regarding the No Tav guerrilla warfare in Val di Susa, following the clashes in Bologna. «It is now clear to everyone that there is an international of violence and disorder that uses every theme to practice pure hooliganism and violence. There’s no point in beating around the bush. That’s why, beyond any other analysis, it would be highly appropriate for all forces that declare themselves democratic to distance themselves without hesitation or pretense», declared the minister, according to whom «the facts demonstrate» that the target of the violence is law enforcement.
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Solidarity with the police forces engaged in guarding the area
The Chief of Police Vittorio Pisani expressed solidarity with his colleagues engaged in guarding the area.
Yesterday, the General Commander of the Carabinieri, Salvatore Luongo, telephoned the commanders of the Carabinieri Regiments “Piemonte”, “Lombardia” and “Lazio”, whose personnel were involved last Saturday in violent clashes with demonstrators in Val di Susa, near the Tav construction sites, to ascertain the conditions of the injured military personnel and express the Carabinieri’s closeness to them. Among these, the General Commander spoke by phone with Chief Marshal Di Maria Emilio, who will be admitted today to the Military Polyclinic in Rome following injuries sustained in the violent clashes, to whom he expressed the closeness of the entire Carabinieri force.
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