15 police officers were treated in hospital after an explosive was thrown at them by anti-government protesters in Turin on Friday. The incident happened after protesters, many of them students, tried to break through a phalanx of officers to reach police headquarters in one of the city’s main piazzas.

Italy witnessed widespread student-led protests during the national strike dubbed ‘No Meloni Day,’ opposing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

At least 15 police officers were injured on Friday during violent clashes in Turin with students protesting against Italy's far-right government led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. View on euronews

ROME, NOV 15 - Student protesters taking part in a march in Turin clashed violently with police in the city's Piazza Castello, outside the office of the prefecture on Friday. Some of the young people were repelled after trying to break through a security cordon and reach the door of the Prefecture building.