ROME, October 17. /TASS/. Italian police used tear gas against protestors in Milan, who gathered in protest of expensive petroleum and the war economy, the Corriere della Sera newspaper wrote.

According to the report, tear gas was used when protestors started hurling stones and bottles at police officers. Some reports indicated that shop windows were smashed and property was vandalized in the area.

The protest involved over 5,000 participants, mostly young people.

Meanwhile, an anti-government protest was held in the capital Rome. The event was organized by the Italian General Confederation of Labor (CGIL). The union’s leader Maurizio Landini accused the government of investing exclusively in armaments, while keeping wages law amid the rising cost of living. He announced that a general strike will take place on November 20. Another general strike in Italy has already been scheduled for October 30, coinciding with a major international action by European port workers protesting the war economy and weapons shipments.