CANAL CARVERS: A pair of surfers have sparked local outrage after speeding through Venice's Grand Canal on motorised boards. The city's Mayor has identified the two tourists and their boards have been confiscated. 9News READ MORE:
Grand Canal on motorised boards have been identified and the boards confiscated, the city's mayor has announced.
The mayor asked for help in apprehending what he called "two overbearing imbeciles who are making a mockery of the city" and promised dinner for anyone who identified the scofflaws."I ask everyone to help us identify to punish them, even if our weapons are really blunt — We urgently need more powers for mayors in terms of public safety," he said.
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