Meloni condemns 'enemies of Italy' after clashes in Olympics host city Milan

FILE PHOTO: Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy - February 06, 2026. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italian Prime ‌Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned anti-Olympics protesters as "enemies of Italy" after ‌violence on the fringes of a demonstration in Milan on Saturday ‌night and sabotage attacks on the national rail network.

The incidents happened on the first full day of competition in the Winter Games that Milan, Italy's financial capital, is hosting with the Alpine ‍town of Cortina d'Ampezzo.