Rome municipal police said
Thursday that they nabbed a 21-year-old Romanian tourist trying
to carve his name on the marble of the Trevi Fountain on
Tuesday.
After being caught in the act, the man made an unsuccessful
bid to run away.
"The vandal of the capital's historic and artistic heritage
was trying to finish his uncivilised gesture and hide among the
tourist crowds," a statement said.
"But the local police put an end to that and took away the
crime tools - a steel ring, which was seized, and two keys".
He now faces charges of vandalism and resisting arrest.
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