Overview
- The march turned violent near the social centre as some demonstrators hurled bottles, stones and fireworks and set rubbish bins ablaze, prompting police to deploy water cannon, tear gas and baton charges.
- Injury counts differ, with the Questura reporting nine wounded officers and ANSA citing 11, with no serious cases and no arrests reported in the coverage.
- Authorities have secured the Askatasuna building, walling off unsafe areas and maintaining a large rotating police presence reported at roughly 500 officers on shifts.
- Attendance estimates diverged between about 3,000 per police and up to 10,000 per organizers, drawing local residents, families and activists from other cities.
- National and local leaders praised police conduct and called for firm action, while organizers condemned the eviction and scheduled a New Year march, a 17 January assembly and a 31 January national mobilization in Turin.