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Matteo Salvini

Italian deputy prime minister

World · Milan luxury shops close as Italy prepares to deploy troops after protests

Italy will send 500 army troops to Milan as part of a security crackdown following two days of unrest that saw demonstrators clash with police, loot shops and vandalise property. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini announced the deployment on Monday, with shops in the city's luxury shopping district boarding up their windows and removing merchandise as a precaution against further violence.