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Italian police clashed with protesters in Bologna on Monday, leaving 64 law enforcement officers injured, during unrest that followed the death of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan-born entrepreneur who died Sunday while being restrained by officers. Thousands had joined the demonstration, during which some protesters hurled firecrackers near police buildings and officers responded with tear gas and water cannon.

Italian police clashed with protesters in Bologna on Monday, leaving 64 law enforcement officers injured, during unrest that followed the death of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan-born entrepreneur who died Sunday while being restrained by officers. Thousands had joined the demonstration, during which some protesters hurled firecrackers near police buildings and officers responded with tear gas and water cannon.

Video of the incident shared online shows Fakir lying face down while two officers restrain him. He can be heard calling for help and struggling to breathe before his movements stop, after which officers bind his ankles before checking his vital signs.

Video of the incident shared online shows Fakir lying face down while two officers restrain him. He can be heard calling for help and struggling to breathe before his movements stop, after which officers bind his ankles before checking his vital signs.

Bologna prosecutors opened an investigation into Fakir's death and obtained bodycam footage from the officers involved. A legal shield was activated for six people — the two officers and four medical workers present — pending autopsy results, with manslaughter listed as the suspected offence.

Bologna prosecutors opened an investigation into Fakir's death and obtained bodycam footage from the officers involved. A legal shield was activated for six people — the two officers and four medical workers present — pending autopsy results, with manslaughter listed as the suspected offence.

Officers were called to the Pilastro neighborhood shortly after noon after residents reported erratic and aggressive behavior. Police used pepper spray before holding Fakir down and told ambulance personnel he was "having a psychiatric episode." Fakir reportedly had asthma and heart issues.

Officers were called to the Pilastro neighborhood shortly after noon after residents reported erratic and aggressive behavior. Police used pepper spray before holding Fakir down and told ambulance personnel he was "having a psychiatric episode." Fakir reportedly had asthma and heart issues.

Italy's interior minister said he had "full confidence" the inquiry would clarify what happened, while the right-wing League said officers were "doing their duty." Opposition politicians, including Democratic Party figures, demanded full accountability and transparency.

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Italy's interior minister said he had "full confidence" the inquiry would clarify what happened, while the right-wing League said officers were "doing their duty." Opposition politicians, including Democratic Party figures, demanded full accountability and transparency.

Fakir had lived in Italy since he was five years old and held legal residency at the time of his death. The Moroccan embassy expressed its condolences over his death and stated it had confidence in the Italian investigation. Solidarity protests also took place in Naples, Rome, Milan, and other Italian cities.

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Fakir had lived in Italy since he was five years old and held legal residency at the time of his death. The Moroccan embassy expressed its condolences over his death and stated it had confidence in the Italian investigation. Solidarity protests also took place in Naples, Rome, Milan, and other Italian cities.

Fakir cried for help repeatedly while pinned face down by officers, and that should have been a clear warning that something was going dangerously wrong. The video evidence and witness accounts make it impossible to dismiss this as routine policing. The rise of anti-migrant sentiment in Italy is extremely dangerous.

Fakir cried for help repeatedly while pinned face down by officers, and that should have been a clear warning that something was going dangerously wrong. The video evidence and witness accounts make it impossible to dismiss this as routine policing. The rise of anti-migrant sentiment in Italy is extremely dangerous.

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Backing a protest before investigators establish the facts is exactly the kind of political irresponsibility that turns grief into violence. Rioters hurled concrete, set a city vehicle on fire, and injured several officers — chaos enabled by elected officials who had prematurely inflamed tensions. Even the Fakir family's own lawyer condemned the rioting.

Backing a protest before investigators establish the facts is exactly the kind of political irresponsibility that turns grief into violence. Rioters hurled concrete, set a city vehicle on fire, and injured several officers — chaos enabled by elected officials who had prematurely inflamed tensions. Even the Fakir family's own lawyer condemned the rioting.

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