Sicilian Police Investigate Illegal Horse Race Involving Firearms

Sicilian police have launched an investigation into an illegal horse-drawn cart race where participants were seen firing pistols and brandishing Kalashnikovs. Video footage of the dangerous event has circulated online.

12 May, 10:34 — 12 May, 10:34

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Sicily police investigate illegal race with horse-drawn carts and Kalashnikovs

Horses seized and several people questioned after animal rights activist shares video of race along country roads A video showing an illegal horse race in Sicily, with spectators firing pistols into the air and brandishing Kalashnikov rifles, went viral and prompted a police investigation that led to the seizure of the animals. The clip, reportedly filmed last Friday, shows two jockeys driving horse-drawn carts at breakneck speed along country roads in the town of Palagonia, near Catania, in ...

By Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo

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VIDEO Ilegalna utrka konja na Siciliji, ljudi pucaju iz pištolja i mašu kalašnjikovim

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