An Egyptian tourist had a fit of anger in the Vatican Museums as well broke two statues Romans. And he could no longer break because a local guide stopped him. After the escape attempt he was detained by the Carabinieri and for these hours he continues to be detained.
The particular event took place last Wednesday at noon – Italian time – when the man arrived from the United States he asked for an audience with the Pope. After being denied, he went on a rampage and started destroying his surroundings.
“It is a gesture of a upset person“confirmed the The spokesman for the Vatican press Matteo Bruni.
According to Giuliano’s statements, the guide who stopped him, «the man He got angry after they denied him the presence of Pope Francis “.
It is unclear how the Egyptian managed to remove the busts, as they are theoretically anchored. The truth is that two of them, more than 2000 years old, ended up on the ground: one had damage to the nose and the other to the base.
The two Roman sculptures, of unknown characters, were on a shelf. And, according to the local restorers, “they have not had any significant damage” and “have already been sent to the laboratory to be restored”.
As published by the newspaper ABC from Spain, the sculptures belong to the collection exhibited at the Chiaramonti Museum and are located in the gallery that connects the Belvedere Palace with the rest of the Vatican Palaces.
The collection contains Roman portraits and bears the surname of Pope Pius VII.
According to the Italian media, after Giuliano prevented the Egyptian from breaking things, the Vatican gendarmes took action to finally stop him.
He was then handed over to the Italian authorities who are currently awaiting his deposition.
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Source: Clarin
