(TAN): A 32-year-old Irish tourist has been caught carving his initials on the Colosseum. Security staff allegedly caught the man using a sharp object to carve his initials on the almost 2,000-year-old structure, reports said.
Security staff of the Colosseum Archaeological Park reportedly caught the tourist scratching his name into the stone on a pillar on the first level of the Flavian Amphitheater. They detained the man and immediately called the police pressed charges of aggravated damage to assets of historical and cultural importance.
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The identity of the tourist has not been disclosed.
This is the second incident in recent days involving tourists damaging the structure, which is among the most-recognized tourist destinations in the world. According to Wanted in Rome, a Polish tourist was recently found flying a drone near the Colosseum when it crashed, despite having been told that the area is a no-fly zone.
