On June 24, a tourist was detained after vandalizing an ancient house in Pompeii, Italy. The individual was caught carving the letters 'ALI' into the wall of the House of Ceii, sparking outrage. This incident is the latest in a series of vandalism acts at historic sites in Italy, prompting the country to crack down on such crimes. The event was widely reported on June 26.
‘Idiotic’ tourist detained for carving name into ancient Pompeii wall https://t.co/phSPpsCAVs https://t.co/0sRDoDwHpA
Tourist detained for carving name into ancient Pompeii wall https://t.co/i4BlPzhh8X https://t.co/NVP1rkHVk0
Ancient graffiti may line the city walls of Pompeii, but a tourist was recently caught adding his own name onto a wall, sparking outrage in the latest act of vandalism at an archaeological site. https://t.co/vzAt7PqoCV
Tourist Detained After Vandalizing Ancient Pompeii House The man scratched the letters “ALI” on the House of Ceii https://t.co/e77hOlBYmH
Outrage in Italy as tourist is caught carving his name into the wall of an ancient Pompeii villa in latest act of vandalism by a holidaymaker https://t.co/glLZlrPmNE https://t.co/ngvr4sIZfB
A house in Pompeii is the latest ancient monument to be vandalized by a tourist in Italy as the country cracks down on these crimes. https://t.co/1ba2Y4CCUo