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Is Venice green with envy? Police in Italy investigate suddenly verdant Grand Canal

A bright patch of green is seen in the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy on Sunday, Police in Venice are investigating the source of the phosphorescent green liquid patch. (Luigi Costantini/Associated Press)

MILAN — 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.

A boat travels down the Chicago River as it is dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day festivities in the Loop, Saturday, March 11, 2023. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)
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