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Tourist who carved girlfriend name into Colosseum risks jail

Up to five years prison time plus fine of up to 15,000 euros

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 26 - A tourist who carved his girlfriend's name into the Colosseum last Friday risks jail time and a hefty fine, Italian officials said Monday.
    The young tourist - as yet unidentified - who defaced the Colosseum by carving his and his girlfriend's name (Ivan+Haley 23) on one of the walls of the Flavian Amphitheatre with keys, risks at least a fifteen thousand euro fine and imprisonment for up to five years, they said.
    Some bystanders filmed the scene, which allegedly took place on 23 June. The video ended up on social media and alerted police officers. (ANSA).
   

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