An American tourist on Wednesday threw a tantrum and cracked two Roman busts in the Vatican Museums after officials denied him an audience with Pope Francis.
, took the man into custody, Italian outlet Il Messaggero reported.
"The person who pulled down the statues has been arrested by the gendarmes and handed over to Italian authorities," Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said following the incident. He also said that the busts were "minor works" and that the damage was "not significant" but that the incident was the act of a "deranged person."
"The faces have not suffered great damage, perhaps one of the two specimens have detached a piece of the nose," the spokesman noted, adding that experts will now examine for total damage and immediately work to restore the pieces. FILE - Pope Francis greets the media on board the papal plane enroute to the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan at the start of his three-day visit to the Central Asian country, on Sept. 13, 2022.
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