In 2017, Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro actually said something similar during a conference in Rimini.
Mayor demands “Whoever shouts 'Allahu Akbar' here will be shot immediately” – The most important thing to start with:
- Since the beginning of January 2020, an article has been shared on social media platforms in which the Venetian mayor Luigi Brugnaro is said to have said the following: "Anyone who shouts 'Allahu Akbar' in St. Mark's Square can be sure that they will be immediately shot by snipers." .
- Yes, in 2017, Luigi Brugnaro, mayor of Venice, said something similar during a conference in Rimini. However, a spokesman emphasizes that the quote was taken out of context.
It's about the following article, which has been shared on Facebook since the beginning of the year:

Mayor: Anyone who shouts “Allahu Akbar” here will be shot immediately
Venice - His city is one of Europe's tourist hotspots. Every year millions of people visit the churches and squares of Venice and take gondola rides on the canals. Fearing terror, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro (55) has now made a radical decision.“Anyone who shouts 'Allahu Akbar' in St. Mark's Square can be sure that they will immediately be shot by snipers,” the politician announced at a summer conference, receiving thunderous applause.
Mayor: Anyone who shouts “Allahu Akbar” here will be shot immediately
The fact check
Yes, Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro actually said in 2017 that he wanted to have people shot if they shouted “Allahu Akbar” in St. Mark’s Square.
Correctiv , it is unclear whether he actually implemented his request. There are currently no media reports about it coming into force.
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Mayor Brugnaro made this quote during a conference in Rimini , recalling the attack in Paris on November 13, 2015, in which a young woman from Venice died. On August 17, 2017 - just a few days before the conference - there was an Islamist terrorist attack in Barcelona .
the local Venetian newspaper La Nuova di Venezia , Luigi Brugnaro said something like:
"We must defeat terrorism here in Italy, we are strengthening our defenses and I say that if someone starts running in Piazza San Marco shouting 'Allah Akbar', we will shoot him down in three steps."
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When contacted by Correctiv, a spokesman for Luigi Brugnaro said:
“The sentences quoted were taken from a much broader context [estrapolate], which well introduced the listener to the actual aim of these words. The city of Venice, still reeling from the death of fellow citizen Valeria Solesin at the Bataclan in Paris, represents a symbolic place for the whole world and is therefore, unfortunately, a very attractive place for possible terrorist attacks.”
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The spokesman also informed that in 2017, shortly before the conference in Rimini, a terrorist cell's plan to blow up the famous Rialto Bridge was foiled and added:
“After this moment in which the city saved itself from a terrible attack thanks to the precise and punctual work of the police forces, the mayor wanted to send a clear message to all those who wanted to carry out such acts in the city of Venice.”
Conclusion:
Yes, the Venetian mayor Luigi Brugnaro said in 2017 that he wanted to have people shot if they shouted “Allahu Akbar” in St. Mark’s Square.
However, a spokesman for the mayor emphasized that the quote was taken out of context. It remains unclear whether the requirement ever came into force.
Further sources: The Times
Article image: Ingus Kruklitis / Shutterstock.com
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