Colosseum, reported 17-year-old tourist detaches a fragment as a souvenir


He wanted to take home a fragment of Roman-era brick from the Colosseum as a souvenir: however, a 17-year-old tourist was spotted by carabinieri, who stopped him and charged him at large for unlawful taking of cultural property.

The whole thing took place outside the facility: the military caught the boy during a control operation in the Imperial Forum area.

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Colosseum, reported 17-year-old tourist detaches a fragment as a souvenir
Colosseum, reported 17-year-old tourist detaches a fragment as a souvenir


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