Environmental activists ‘spat at by drivers’ at Rome protest
by Angela Giuffrida from Environment | The Guardian on (#5T557)
Protesters say they were slapped, kicked and spat at by angry drivers during roadblock in Italian capital
Italian activists have blocked a major road in Rome as part of a series of protests aimed at urging the government to take action to tackle the climate crisis.
The activists, from the group Last Generation, which is supported by Extinction Rebellion, claim they were slapped, kicked and spat at by angry drivers after they assembled along the Maglianella viaduct on the A90 motorway.
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