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Italy: Students Protest On Eve Of World Expo Showcase

May 1, 2015 Euronews, www.euronews.com , , ,
Student protesters marched in Milan on Thursday, a day before the 2015 Universal Exposition opens there. Critics denounce corruption scandals surrounding the showpiece event as well as what they see as a waste of public money and the exploitation of volunteer labour. And this is just the beginning. Thousands more protesters are set to demonstrate on May Day itself to mark the opening Security is tight amid fears things could turn ugly. In raids aimed at rooting out potential troublemakers, several people have been detained, including French and German citizens. Items like pickaxes, gas masks and baseball bats have reportedly been seized. The government is counting on the Milan Expo to reinforce fragile signs of recovery in Italy.

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