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Meloni condemns protests targeted at Italy’s Winter Olympics

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February 09, 2026

ITALY’S Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned anti-Olympics protests in Milan and alleged sabotage of train infrastructure, calling those responsible “enemies of Italy and Italians”.

The protesters “demonstrate against the Olympics, causing these images to end up on televisions around the world, after others cut the railway cables to prevent the trains from leaving,” Ms Meloni said on social media, adding that thousands of Italians are working to keep the Winter Olympics, which Italy is hosting, running smoothly, many of whom are volunteers. “Solidarity, once again, with the police, the city of Milan, a

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