A new video regarding the case of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan man who died while being restrained by police in Bologna on Sunday, shows what happened before the two officers intervened. (ANSA)

The death of a Moroccan man as he was detained by Italian police in Bologna has sparked anger and a formal investigation.

Abderrahim Fakir died as police were restraining him, drawing comparisons with George Floyd's death in 2020.