(refiling with new photo).
(ANSA) - Rieti, August 25 - A pine forest that spelled out
DUX, the Latin handle of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, has
been left semi-destroyed by a wildfire, sources said Friday.
The forest on Mt Giano near Rieti was planted by forestry
students in honour of Il Duce in 1939 and later declared a
natural monument.
'DUX' pine forest semi-destroyed near Rieti
Natural monument