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Sicily Police Probing Illegal Horse Race with Guns

Summary by Times of Malta
Police in Sicily said Tuesday they had identified two suspects and confiscated two horses involved in an illegal race followed by men on scooters carrying guns including a Kalashnikov.Police from Catania said they learned there had occurred on Friday "an illegal race between two horses and that videos were circulating on social media showing the...

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They threw two horses at full speed in an illegal race on the rural roads of Palagonia, in the Italian province of Catania, and dozens of motorcycles followed them in this clandestine competition in the middle of the field sprinkled with shots into the air. That’s what several neighbors of the island did, two of which have been denounced by the State Police. Agents of the Mounted Brigade of Etna began the investigation after receiving informatio…

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A group of Italian men took macho behavior to the extreme when they chased illegally raced horses on scooters, brandishing Kalashnikovs and shooting them. The video was shared on Facebook by animal rights activist Enrico Rizzi. Local police are already investigating the case, with mafia activity suspected. Two road racers took part in the horse race, which is believed to have taken place last Friday, and about a dozen people followed them on mot…

·Hungary
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After learning that a "illegal race between two horses" took place on Friday, May 8, 2026, the Sicilian police launched an investigation in which they seized two foals and identified two suspects, men with scooters armed with kalashnikov.

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The Italian police launched a wide-ranging investigation in the city of Catania, Sicily, after shocking images of an illegal race of horses became viral on social networks. The event, carried out on a country road, involved jockeys who were driving at extreme speed, escorted by dozens of people on fire with guns in the air.A video distributed by the Italian police shows an illegal race of horses in Sicily, in which the spectators shoot with guns…

·Bucharest, Romania
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Times of Malta broke the news on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
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