Warning: some viewers may find the following footage distressing. Italian police have clashed with demonstrators in Bologna, northern Italy, during a protest over a man’s death.
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The demonstrations on Monday night followed Italian media reports that Abderrahim Fakir, a Moroccan-born businessman, had died on Sunday when police tried to arrest him.
A video filmed by a resident and shared on social media shows Fakir repeatedly calling for help as two officers sit on him and ambulance workers appear to look on
Protests in Italy after Moroccan man dies pleading for help from police https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/protests-italy-bologna-abderrahim-fakir-police
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