Italy at violent anti - protest protests CO V ID: Several conspiracies are born

A seeming chessman of the US conspiracy group QANon joined the violent protest of restaurant owners in the Italian capital of Rome yesterday.

The fan dressed in fur and horns on his head, and the coloured face of the Italian flag, it was clearly a reference to the “shaman” American Jacob Chansley, who became famous at the assassination protests at the American Congress on January 6th.

Chansley is currently in custody pending trial. While his Italian version joined the protest of small business owners, who have been closed for weeks by the Coronavirus measures, who clashed with police outside the parliament in Rome.

Protests also took place in southern Italy, where demonstrators blocked one of the main highways.

A policeman was injured in Rome's protests, according to local agency La Prerisse, while at least seven protesters were arrested, RAI reported.

The crowd of several hundred protesters called “Work! ” and “Lari”, fireworks were launched and fired with other objects.

Meanwhile, the Italian government has provided millions of euros in aid to categories most affected by pandemic.

A few hours earlier, a protest in Casterta blocked the A1 highway.

Among the hundreds of demonstrators were shop owners, gyms and restaurants, Italian agency LaPresse reported. /tch