Protests broke out in Bologna, Italy, after Abderrahim Fakir, a Moroccan-born man, died while being forcibly restrained by two police officers. Several thousand people marched peacefully on Monday night demanding "justice" for him, though a smaller splinter group later clashed violently with police, prompting prosecutors to open a manslaughter investigation into the officers and medical staff involved.

Police were called on Sunday morning after Fakir was seen behaving erratically and kicking garage doors in the Pilastro neighbourhood; officers used pepper spray before restraining him with help from a bystander, and video shows him losing consciousness while pinned face down. Prosecutors say 64 police officers were injured during the unrest, in which around 100 protesters clashed with police and set two cars alight. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for the death to be thoroughly investigated but condemned the violence against police, while the police union's Secretary-General defended the officers' conduct.