Man's death during police arrest in Italy leads to street protests

People gather near the scene where Abderrahim Fakir, a Moroccan-born entrepreneur who ran a small moving and cleaning business, died on Sunday while being held to the ground by police trying to arrest him, in Bologna, Italy on Jul 19, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Michele Lapini) 20 Jul 2026 07:14PM (Updated: 20 Jul 2026 07:18PM) ROME: A man in the northern Italian city of Bologna died while being held to the ground by police trying to arrest him, in an incident captured on video that has sparked street protests and which prosecutors are investigating.Abderrahim Fakir, a Moroccan-born entrepreneur who ran a small removals and cleaning business, died on Sunday (Jul 19) after police were called to deal with a man behaving aggressively and damaging a vehicle, Italian media said.Footage of the inciden