LAREDO, Spain (AP) — The Spanish Vuelta restarted without incident on Thursday, a day after organizers cut the stage short when pro-Palestinian protestors interrupted the racing in Bilbao.

Wednesday’s protest targeted the Israel Premier Tech team while Israel continues its military invasion into Gaza that has killed tens of thousands of civilians in retaliation for the Hamas attacks in October 2023.

The protest produced chaotic scenes of a crowd pushing against temporary metal barriers along the final kilometers of the course with police and security personnel holding them back. Many protestors carried Palestine flags and pro-Palestine signs.

Race officials called off the stage about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the end of the circular route out of and in to Bilbao.

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