Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take to streets in Rome

ROME, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Several thousand pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Rome on Saturday, calling for an immediate end to fighting and a ceasefire.

Starting from morning, demonstrators convened in the Ostiense neighbourhood in southern Rome despite having no official authorization. Many were holding Palestinian and Lebanese flags and chanting slogans.

In the afternoon, clashes broke out betwee