A pro-migrant activist group is calling off an unauthorized protest after Italian border police detained three demonstrators trying to cross from France armed with clubs, knives, a hatchet, a wrench and hoods.
Police say one Italian and two French citizens are being held.
Tensions along the border have been escalating in recent days, after dozens of migrants crossed into France by plunging into the sea, evading border controls.
The No Borders activist group says it called off the protest, aimed at pressing for open borders, to avoid provocations. Fearing clashes, authorities are preventing other demonstrators from arriving from elsewhere in Italy.
A No Borders group of activists walk along the seaside during a spontaneous march in Ventimiglia, Italy, Sunday, August 7, 2016. (Fabrizio Tenerelli/ANSA via AP)
The 140 migrants who crossed into France are being returned to the border town of Ventimiglia, where many arrive after being rescued at sea, hoping to reach northern Europe.
— AP
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