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Venice Police Investigate Bright Green Liquid in Grand Canal

Environmental authorities are testing the water

People look at Venice's historical Grand Canal as a patch of phosphorescent green liquid spreads in it
AP Photo/Luigi Costantini

Police in Venice are investigating the source of a phosphorescent green liquid patch that appeared Sunday in the city’s famed Grand Canal.

The governor of the Veneto region, Luca Zaia, posted a photo of the green liquid that spread through the water near the arched Rialto Bridge. The patch was reported by residents.

Images on social media show a bright patch of green in the canal along an embankment lined with restaurants.

Zaia said that officials had requested that the police investigate to determine who was responsible. Environmental authorities were also testing the water.

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