US EditionPro-Palestinian activists stopped from disrupting Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay
Italian police stopped two pro-Palestinian groups before they reached the torch relay route in Rome, while a third group waved flags during the event, officials said.
- On Saturday, Italian police intercepted and prevented two groups of pro-Palestinian activists, one with about 15 people, from contacting the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics torch relay in Rome.
- Protesters demonstrating against Israel and the Gaza war were organised by the Committee Against the Genocide of Palestinians, amid October protests involving more than two million people in over 100 Italian cities.
- A third group of about 10 people waved Palestinian flags near La Sapienza university, Rome, as Olympic champion Gregorio Paltrinieri began the 33-kilometer relay.
- Police intervened to prevent escalation, reporting no immediate injuries or arrests after local police separated rival groups following spitting and shoving.
- Protests have increasingly disrupted sporting events over the past year, including arrests at a UK soccer match last month and exclusion of Maccabi Tel Aviv from the Giro dell'Emilia after repeated disruptions.
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Pro-Palestinian activists stopped from disrupting Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay
Italian police say two groups of pro-Palestinian activists were prevented by authorities from coming into contact with the opening stages of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics torch relay.
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