Fireworks fly as hooded protesters clash with police after Olympics open in Milan

A chaotic country unfolded successful Milan Saturday arsenic constabulary deployed h2o cannons and teardrop state against demonstrators conscionable steps distant from an Olympic crystal hockey rink.

A radical known arsenic the Unsustainable Olympics Committee organized demonstrations highlighting concerns related to the environmental, economical and societal interaction of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. 

Demonstrators besides protested the beingness of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents successful Italy, The Associated Press reported.

The clash with constabulary occurred adjacent Milan’s Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, a recently built venue that has faced scrutiny implicit operation delays and rink-size concerns.

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Fireworks detonate during clashes betwixt constabulary officers and demonstrators trying to artifact a roadworthy starring to the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena connected the time of a protestation against the environmental, economical and societal interaction of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics successful Milan, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Reuters/Claudia Greco
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Global Guardian, an planetary information firm, issued a question alert Saturday, according to AP. 

"Anticipate heightened information and associated disruptions successful the affected country implicit the adjacent respective hours," the information alert said. "Plot way bypasses. Avoid each protests." 

The alert besides said astatine slightest 5 individuals were taken into custody.

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A radical of masked protesters was seen mounting disconnected fume bombs and firecrackers connected a span overlooking a operation tract astir fractional a mile from the Olympic Village. An estimated 1,500 athletes are being housed astatine the Olympic Village for this year's Games.

Fireworks detonate adjacent a constabulary h2o cannon utilized against demonstrators who were trying to artifact a roadworthy starring to the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena connected the time of a protestation against the environmental, economical and societal interaction of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics successful Milan, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane
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Police vans down a impermanent metallic obstruction secured the roadworthy to the athletes’ village, but the protesters veered away, continuing their evident way toward the Santagiulia venue. A dense constabulary beingness guarded the full route.

Police vehicles converge arsenic fireworks spell disconnected Feb. 7, 2026, successful Milan, Italy.  (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

There was nary denotation that the protestation and resulting roadworthy closure interfered with athletes’ transfers to their events, each connected the outskirts of Milan.

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At a larger, peaceful demonstration, which constabulary said numbered astir 10,000, radical carried cardboard cutouts representing trees felled to physique the caller bobsled tally successful Cortina. A radical of dancers performed to the bushed of drums. Music blasted from a motortruck starring the march, including a profanity-laced anti-ICE anthem.

"Let’s instrumentality backmost the cities and escaped the mountains," a banner by the Unsustainable Olympic Committee said. Another radical called the Association of Proletariat Excursionists organized the cutout trees.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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