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Students battle with riot police in Palermo as Italy sees new wave of protests

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Uploaded by on Dec 22, 2010

Student protesters in Italy clashed with police in the Sicilian capital Palermo on Wednesday as part of nation-wide demonstrations over university budget cuts that are expected to be approved by parliament. Carrying placards bearing the name of famous books, thousands of protesters marched through the streets, some wearing helmets similar to those used by riot police. One of Rome's most famous fountains on Gianicolo Hill ran red after demonstrators poured red paint into the water. Students said the red colour symbolised both the blood spilt in last week's violent protests, and the budgets of Italy's education system. Its reported that protests in Rome, Milan and Sardegna had so far passed off peacefully.

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  • THIS .. IS ... PALERMO !!!

  • Quite frankly it's what the police DESERVE when they protect the interests of the criminal bankster syndicates! Police need to step aside & let the VERY angry people deal with the banksters...OR the police system will have to arrest, charge & imprison the banksters! The police have a choice NOW...they may not have the same choice later!

    US banksters have received approx $16 trillion in quantitative easing & QE is in full gear in Europe! The people are just starting to get very mad!. Stay tuned!

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  • i'd just pull out my gun and start shooting their faces.

  • Viva Palermo e Santa rosalia sbirri schiavi dello stato cani da caccia merde

  • I'm mad as hell. They go Gerard fucking Butler and fight crowd control!

  • bring sheilds and helmets...

    come prepared like the cops do

  • @Bwause83 they just need more numbers so they hand out riot gear to any office cop

  • @Bwause83 this italy baby eating pizza all the time tiramizu and pasta i m proud 1\4 italian and 1\4 american and 1\2 filipino and 1\8 german

  • Reminds me of a scene from the 300 Spartans. "Give them nothing, but take from them everything!" This scene is epic 0:47!

  • Svegliamoci!

  • @82ndarmy all deserve to die? give me a fucking break bro. try cherishing human life, or if you hate the world so much by all means kill yourself but wishing death upon others is weak and pathetic. you are the reason humanity has no chance

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