Violence on the streets of Rome.<br/> Protests against financial inequity dissolve into violent confrontations as demonstrators clash with police.<br/> In some of the worst violence seen in the Italian capital for years demonstrators set fire to a police van.<br/> Two police officers managed to get out of the van and ran away just moments before it was engulfed in flames.<br/> At least two demonstrators were injured and one was reported to be in critical condition.<br/> Police repeatedly fired teargas in attempts to disperse demonstrators hours after tens of thousands of people in Rome joined a global "day of rage" against bankers and politicians.<br/> Some financial institutions came under attack -- literally.<br/> Water canons were used to stem the unrest.<br/> In London more violence.<br/> Police crack down on several demonstrators who had answered the call from the U.S. to join the occupy Wall Street movement.<br/> Throughout the day worldwide protests have sprung up in countries from New Zealand to Taiwan, with few demonstrations turning violent.<br/> Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
