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Police in Italy efficiently intercepted and prevented pro-Palestinian activists from interfering with a sacred Olympic custom on Saturday.
The Italian police stated that the pro-Palestinian activists had been prevented from coming into contact with the opening phases of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics torch relay.
Each teams of protesters had been eliminated earlier than they reached the relay route in Rome, per police.
The Olympic torch is lit in Greece. (AP Photograph/Thanassis Stavrakis)
A 3rd group of about 10 those who was monitored by police waved Palestinian flags when the relay handed by town’s greatest college, La Sapienza.
There have been additionally three individuals carrying indicators in assist of Venezuela close to the American embassy.
In October, greater than two million demonstrators marched by means of greater than 100 Italian cities to protest the warfare in Gaza.
Olympic champion swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri started the relay within the statue-lined Stadio dei Marmi and the torch was carried for 20 miles earlier than ending the day in Piazza del Popolo.
The relay will cowl almost 7,500 miles and wind its method by means of all 110 Italian provinces earlier than reaching Milan’s San Siro Stadium for the opening ceremony on Feb. 6.
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Brief-track speedskater Jean-Francois Monette lights the Olympic flame at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium throughout the Olympic torch relay, Dec. 9, 2009. (AP Photograph/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
In all, there can be 10,001 torch-bearers.
The following stops on the torch relay are Viterbo on Sunday, and Terni on Monday.
Professional-Palestinian protesters inflicting disruption to sporting occasions have grow to be more and more common over the previous 12 months, particularly sporting occasions involving Israeli groups.
Final month, a number of individuals had been arrested at a soccer match within the United Kingdom that concerned Israeli workforce Maccabi Tel Aviv. Israeli followers of the workforce had been prohibited from attending the match on account of security considerations, however disturbances nonetheless broke out regardless, with anti-Israel protesters within the neighborhood.
A number of individuals had been arrested at a soccer match within the United Kingdom that concerned Israeli workforce Maccabi Tel Aviv. Israeli followers of the workforce had been prohibited from attending the match on account of security considerations, however disturbances nonetheless broke out regardless, with anti-Israel protesters within the neighborhood.
An Israeli biking workforce was excluded from an October race in Italy, the Giro dell’Emilia, due to considerations over probably disruptive pro-Palestinian protests. Organizers made the choice after protesters repeatedly disrupted the current Spanish Vuelta.
Seven of the previous 11 days of racing on the Vuelta had been lower brief or interrupted as a result of Spain’s authorities estimated greater than 100,000 individuals had been on the streets in Madrid throughout the last stage in September.
The protesters stated their actions had been aimed toward denouncing Israel’s army marketing campaign in Gaza after Hamas’ lethal assault on Israel Oct. 7, 2023.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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