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Venetians are up in arms over plans to build an Islamic centre on the banks of the lagoon city's Grand Canal.
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta announced plans to build the Islamic museum and study centre during a meeting with the Emir of Qatar.
Letta, who is in the Middle East to drum up investment for Italy's woe-begotten state industries, said the leaders had 'made a commitment to explore the opportunity to build an Islamic museum in Venice on the Grand Canal.'