Italian police have arrested seven people accused of belonging to an anarchist militant network and carrying out sabotage on a high-speed railway line during the Winter Olympics in February.
A judge ordered five suspects to be held in prison and two placed under house arrest, with charges including terrorist association and subversion of the democratic order.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed the police operation, saying it had dealt a heavy blow to those who threaten the nation's security and target strategic infrastructure.
The sabotage, carried out using improvised explosive devices, caused severe damage to infrastructure estimated at €455,000 and led to train delays of over an hour during the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
The anarchist group's statement explicitly referred to the timing of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, as well as to anti-militarist aims and violent attacks on infrastructure.
