ROME, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Students in Rome gathered Friday to protest alleged police brutality at a previous rally against cuts in education funding.
The students said police in full riot gear pinned them to the ground with batons or knees pressed against their necks, beating and manhandling them, Italy's ANSA news agency reported.
Police also reported injuries at the earlier protest and have detained several student organizers of the "unauthorized" protests.
"Unfortunately, today we are once again faced with the problems caused by a protest in our city. Only 1,000 students have managed to paralyze the capital. Romans are fed up and once again we turn to the Interior Ministry to lay down some rules. If not, we risk suffocating," Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno said.
