AND Italian police today used water cannons and tear gas in the northeastern port city of Trieste to disperse protesters protesting against the health pass, which has been mandatory for access to the workplace since Friday, BTA quoted AFP as saying.
Dozens of rioters in riot gear confronted hundreds of protesters, mostly dockers.
From Friday, when the health pass became mandatory for them, they began to block one of the entrances to the port.
“Freedom, freedom!” the protesters chanted. Others shouted, “We are not bullies, take down your shields!”
Source: EPA / BGNES
The police managed to release the entrance to the port only after a few hours and pushed the demonstrators to neighboring parking.
On Friday, the dockers had gone on strike, although they had the opportunity to take a test for free, and their action attracted participants from other cities.
The health pass, which certifies that the holder has been vaccinated, has recently been cured of covid or has a negative test, became mandatory throughout Italy on Friday.
This new demand provoked protests in the Apennines, but most were not massive and did not lead to riots. In Trieste, more than 6,500 people protested on Friday at the height of the mobilization.
Although 85 percent of Italians over the age of 12 have received at least one dose of the vaccine, which entitles them to receive a health pass, it is estimated that about 3 million working Italians have not been vaccinated.
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