Rome, Oct. 29 (BNA) Italy is deploying an additional 5,300 soldiers and police officers to limit public transportation and close an entire neighborhood in Rome to maintain peace during the weekend’s G20 summit.
Police were out in force on Friday as leaders began arriving, and schools in the Italian capital canceled afternoon activities so students could go home before most roadblocks were erected. The Associated Press said protests and demonstrations were planned throughout the weekend.
The main security zone was around the cloud-like “Novola” convention center in Rome’s Fascist-era Euro district. But other areas were cordoned off at different times depending on where the leaders were, including around the presidential palace and even the Trevi Fountain.
The economic recovery of COVID-19 and climate change are the two main issues being discussed by leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies, who are meeting in Rome before heading to Glasgow, Scotland, for the United Nations climate conference.
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