Wave of anti-lockdown protests sweeps across Europe

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EUROPE REBELS AGAINST LOCKDOWN

+ Thousands of furious anti-lockdown demonstrators clash with police across Europe

+ They urge their governments to abandon new restrictions on their freedom

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In Italy, violence was reported in at least two major northern cities, Milan and Turin

+ Witnesses said a number of luxury stores, including a Gucci fashion shop, were ransacked in central Turin

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Pictures from Turin also show demonstrators standing by a burning dustbin as clashes broke out

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Police responded with volleys of tear gas as they tried to restore order in Turin

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There were also clashes in Milan, capital of Lombardy, area that has borne brunt of the Covid-19 epidemic in Italy

+ 'Freedom, freedom, freedom,' crowds chanted as they confronted police in the city centre

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The air was red and filled with smoke during the clashes in Milan on Monday night

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Hundreds of people gathered to protest against the measures implemented to stop the second spike of Covid-19 cases in Naples as well

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Meanwhile in Barcelona, Spain demonstrators set rubbish bins on fire in the streets - before riot police intervened to bring the chaos to an end

+ The demonstrations came just a day after Spain declared a second nationwide state of emergency

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Protesters in Barcelona are seen waving placards including the slogan 'F*** Covidtalism'

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The demonstrations came after Italy saw a record 21,268 cases in one day on Sunday - the highest daily figure the country saw during the pandemic

+ More than 37,400 people have died in total

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Last week saw Spain becoming the first European country to record more than a million cases of the virus - and almost 35,000 people have died from it

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Do you agree with the lockdown rules in place across Europe?

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