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From the Liveblog of Sunday, January 31, 2016

Venice’s carnival gets new anti-terrorism measures

31 January 2016, 6:35 pm

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Carnival-goers in Venice are being asked by police to momentarily lift their masks as part of new anti-terrorism measures for the annual festivities.

Police are also examining backpacks and bags and using metal-detecting wands before revelers are allowed into St. Mark’s Square, the heart of the Venetian carnival.

Sunday’s main crowd-pleaser known as the Flight of the Angel went off without a hitch. In that event, a costumed young woman, attached by wires, “flies” over the crowd, starting from St. Mark’s bell tower and gradually descending to the square.

— AP

Revellers in costumes pose before attending the performance of the "Angel flight" or "Flight of the dove" from the bell tower of Saint Mark's square (Piazza San Marco) to officially launch the Venice Carnival on January 31, 2016.(AFP / VINCENZO PINTO) — Revellers in costumes pose before attending the performance of the “Angel flight” or “Flight of the dove” from the bell tower of Saint Mark’s square (Piazza San Marco) to officially launch the Venice Carnival on January 31, 2016.(AFP / VINCENZO PINTO)

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