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Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been fined and temporarily banned from Venice, Italy after protesters dyed the Grand Canal green over the weekend.

Thunberg, 22, was with Extinction Rebellion , an environmental group behind many high-profile protests , when they poured dye into the waters that outline the historic city, according to The Telegraph.

The non-toxic dye, often used in environmental studies, turned the water a bright shade of green .

Extinction Rebellion admitted to the demonstration and said it had dyed waterways and fountains in Milan, Palermo and Bologna over the weekend as well.

The protests were reportedly in response to Italy not restricting fossil fuels in a climate agreement reached at COP30 in Brazil las

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