Rome Carabinieri police on Saturday
cited a 17-year-old German student for vandalizing the
Colosseum, sources said on Sunday.
The student, who was accompanied by a teacher, was caught
carving something into a wall on the ground floor of the
monument.
It is the third such case in only a few weeks.
A 17-year-old Swiss girl was caught after being filmed
scratching her initials into a stone at the ancient arena.
A young tourist 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 last month.
Some bystanders filmed the scene, which allegedly took place on
23 June, and the video ended up on social media.
The tourists risk 15,000-euro fines and imprisonment for up to
five years, Italian officials have said.
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