Turin massacre (1864)
1864 CE.
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The Turin Massacre was a massacre carried out by members of the Royal Italian Army (mainly Carabinieri cadets) on 21 and 22 September 1864 against groups of civilian demonstrators. The clashes occurred during popular protests against the transfer of the capital of the Kingdom of Italy from the Piedmontese city to Florence. On the morning of 21 September 1864, clashes occurred in Piazza San Carlo between demonstrators and law enforcement. In the afternoon, a separate crowd armed with sticks moved toward the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior in Piazza Castello. There, a contingent of carabinieri cadets, defending the building, fired on the demonstrators, causing 15 casualties. On the evening of 22 September, carabinieri cadets fired on the crowd in Piazza San Carlo, striking an infantry battalion that was crossing the square. The battalion returned fire, creating a three-way crossfire between the carabinieri, the infantry, and the civilian crowd.
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