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Berlusconi has promised to punish rioters after Rome protest

Reportedly the latest Rome protests caused lots of damage in central Rome.

Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister, vowed to punish all rioters after a simple mass rally in Rome quickly transformed into street battles.

Over seventy people were injured, only few of them were seriously hurt, cars and bins set on fire and other properties were damaged.

Militant protesters who had joined the crowds taking part in a global protest against banks and politicians fought against the Riot police in the city centre.

Similar protests were seen in over eighty other different countries but most of them passed off peacefully.