Three people harassed and intimidated an American Jewish couple on the street in Venice, Italy, on Saturday, Italian media reported, setting loose a dog on the man, spitting on him, spraying both victims with water, all while using antisemitic pejoratives.

The couple were recognizably Jewish because the man was dressed as an Orthodox Jew, the RAI news agency reported on Monday.

The three alleged attackers began harassing the couple in the Rialto area, forcing them to seek refuge in a well-known Jewish restaurant in the old Venice Ghetto, where they had been staying.

No charges had been filed yet. The two victims, who were in Italy on a tourist visa, had already left the country, according to the report.

A police investigation is underway with the primary objective of identifying the

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