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Tourist Carves Names into Colosseum, Faces Legal Punishment

  • A tourist was caught on video carving his and his girlfriend's names into the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.
  • The vandal could face thousands of dollars in fines and years of jail time according to Italian law.
  • Italian ministers are searching to identify and punish the culprit.
  • This is the fourth such incident of vandalism reported at the Colosseum this year.
  • Italian tourism is still rebounding to pre-pandemic levels, but officials hope to curb disrespectful behavior.
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