A series of suspected sabotage attempts targeted railway lines in northern Italy, disrupting intercity rail traffic during the opening day of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games. Actions included cut cables near Bologna Station, discovery of two incendiary explosive devices (one detonated causing over two hours delay on the Bologna-Venice line, the other failed to detonate targeting Bologna-Ancona line), and a railway switch set on fire near Pesaro on the Ancona-Rimini line. Authorities are treating these as coordinated attacks; investigations are ongoing. No group claimed responsibility but suspicions of anarchist motives have been raised. Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini stated prosecutors are investigating the incidents as terrorism. Additionally, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani reported thwarted cyberattacks of Russian origin targeting the Winter Olympics-related infrastructure and Foreign Ministry offices.

A series of suspected sabotage attempts targeted railway lines in northern Italy, disrupting intercity rail traffic during the opening day of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games. Actions included cut cables near Bologna Station, discovery of two incendiary explosive devices (one detonated causing over two hours delay on the Bologna-Venice line, the other failed to detonate targeting Bologna-Ancona line), and a railway switch set on fire near Pesaro on the Ancona-Rimini line. Authorities are treating these as coordinated attacks; investigations are ongoing. No group claimed responsibility but suspicions of anarchist motives have been raised. Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini stated prosecutors are investigating the incidents as terrorism. Additionally, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani reported thwarted cyberattacks of Russian origin targeting the Winter Olympics-related infrastructure and Foreign Ministry offices.