What happened last night in Naples after the curfew began
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After the curfew began in Campania, protests and clashes against Governor Vincenzo De Luca's measures broke out in Naples.
What happened last night in Naples after the curfew began
After the curfew began in Campania, protests and clashes against Governor Vincenzo De Luca's measures broke out in Naples.
When the order came into force across Campania for the containment of the spread of coronavirus — introducing a nightly curfew from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am and a total ban on travel between Campanian provinces — episodes of urban unrest broke out in Naples, with thousands of protesters clashing with a few dozen law enforcement officers. This was the night of Friday 23 October.
The clashes in Naples after the curfew
The protest, which began shortly after 11:00 pm against the new measures introduced by Campania Governor Vincenzo De Luca, turned into a confrontation within minutes. According to the account given by Il Mattino, Naples' daily newspaper, "the tensions began shortly after 11:00 pm on Via Cesario Console, when some groups of troublemakers on large-displacement scooters set up an improvised roadblock, bringing traffic to a standstill for several minutes."
The roadblock then dispersed and the protesters rushed towards the Santa Lucia neighbourhood, "where, near the regional government building, they joined a second march coming from the seafront." There they met the roughly one hundred police officers forming a shield around the regional headquarters. "Tensions soared when a third group — a sign of a well-conceived and organised assault strategy — arrived from the direction of Via Chiatamone and effectively surrounded the law enforcement cordon," Il Mattino continues.
A journalist and two Sky Tg24 crew members attacked
Il nostro inviato @paolofratter e i nostri operatori Vincenzo Triente e Fabio Giulianelli sono stati aggrediti a #Napoli mentre documentavano la protesta per il blocco notturno deciso dalla regione Campania sky.tg/2rNvB
A Sky Tg24 journalist, Paolo Fratter, was caught up in the clashes, shoved and verbally abused along with two camera operators who were filming him while he was live on the all-news channel.
De Luca is expected to announce a full lockdown in Campania, where in the past 24 hours there have been 2,280 cases, bringing the total to 24,365 people currently positive for Sars-CoV-2.
