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The protest began in the early evening when around 100 left-wing students gathered in the capital, demanding the Italian government respect the referendum result which saw Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resign after Italy voted against his proposed constitutional reforms.

Michele Sugarelli, 27, was one of the student leaders stopped by police before being arrested without charge.

She said: “Brexit was not a vote against Europe, it was a vote against the EU, which takes power from the people and makes decisions against their interest.