Protesters clash with police in Naples over rubbish

Tensions remained high today after a night of clashes between police and protesters furious at Italian government plans to dump mountains of uncollected rubbish from Naples in their towns.

Police in riot gear watched but did not intervene today when a protester threw what appeared to be a firebomb near the town of Chiaiano, a suburb of Naples. Demonstrators also hurled cans and other rubbish at police.