Sicilian police have launched an investigation into an illegal horse-cart race where spectators fired weapons into the air, after an animal rights activist shared video footage of the incident; horses have been seized and multiple people questioned.

The Guardian

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, has prompted a police investigation that has 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 eastern Si