At least 70 people were injured Saturday in the Italian capital Rome when left-wing extremists clashed with police during anti-capitalist protests sparked by the "Occupy Wall Street" movement and Spain's "Indignant Ones."
At least 100 masked anarchists set fire to cars in Rome's central Via Calvour, causing their petrol tanks to explode, witnesses said. In other parts of the city, teenagers reportedly smashed shop windows with baseball bats, dpa reported.
At least 70 people - including 30 police officers - were injured, according to La7 broadcaster, in heavy clashes between anarchists, who barricaded themselves behind rubbish skips, and police armed with water cannon.
Officers were able to escape from a police car torched by rioters. One demonstrator lost several fingers when a firework exploded.
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