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Pro-Palestinian marchers partially enter Turin’s Piazza Castello
A regional pro-Palestinian march for Gaza began in Turin, Italy, shortly after 2:30 p.m.
on October 10.
The march set off from Viale I Maggio, beside the Royal Gardens.
Piazza Castello was where the organizers had told people to meet, but police had named a nearby street as the starting point.
The front of the march moved toward a police cordon at the square, and there were pushing, punches and kicks.
Police first forced the group back, using batons.
Tensions eased after officers allowed nearly 1,000 demonstrators into part of the square, under arcades near the Teatro Regio.
The account gives no further details about what happened next.
A pro-Palestinian march in Turin partially entered Piazza Castello after a tense encounter with police.
The front of the march approached a police cordon, where pushing, punches and kicks were reported.
Police initially pushed the marchers back with some baton blows.
Tensions eased after nearly 1,000 demonstrators were allowed into part of the square, beneath porticoes near the Teatro Regio.
The march was organised by the Torino per Gaza coordination group.
- Who
- Pro-Palestinian marchers and police.
- What
- Marchers partially entered Piazza Castello after a tense encounter with a police cordon.
- When
- Shortly after 14:30; the article was published on 10 October 2026.
- Where
- Piazza Castello, Turin, Italy.
- Why
- The march was for Gaza. Organisers had named Piazza Castello as the meeting point.
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The regional pro-Palestinian march set off from Viale I Maggio in Turin.
The front of the march approached the police cordon in Piazza Castello, where pushing, punches and kicks were reported.
Police first pushed the marchers back with some baton blows, then allowed nearly 1,000 demonstrators to enter part of the square.
- March organisers
- Torino per Gaza coordination group
- Starting point
- Viale I Maggio, beside the Royal Gardens
- Meeting point
- Piazza Castello
- Demonstrators allowed into the square
- Nearly 1,000
- Nearby landmark
- Teatro Regio
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