OREANDA-NEWS  Italian authorities will send 500 troops to Milan amid the unrest, Reuters reports, citing Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini.

The Italian government will send 500 troops to "protect Milan" after two days of riots during which demonstrators clashed with police, looted shops and destroyed property.

The deployment of troops is planned to be included in the package of security measures, which will be approved at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.