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  • Angry American Tourist Smashes Two Ancient Vatican Sculptures Into Pieces After Being Denied Audience With Pope

    10/08/2022 6:24:41 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 41 replies
    yahoooo ^ | 10-8-22 | Michael Martin
    An angry tourist smashed two ancient sculptures at the Vatican after being denied a chance to meet with the pope. It's just the latest in a series of instances of visitors behaving badly in Rome. Read on to find out what happened, what authorities said about the man, and how long it will take for the ancient works to be repaired. The incident happened around lunchtime in the Museo Chiaramonti, which is part of the Vatican Museums. It holds about 1,000 works of ancient statuary and Roman portraits. The man demanded to see the pope, the newspaper Il Messaggero reported....