Tourist caught on camera vandalizing Rome's Colosseum with love note carving.

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Tourist caught on camera vandalizing Rome's Colosseum with love note carving.
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A tourist was filmed carving his name and his significant other's name into the wall of the Colosseum in Rome, prompting officials in Italy to vow to find and punish the perpetrator. The incident marked the fourth time this year graffiti was reported at the Colosseum. Whoever is responsible faces $15,000 in fines and up to five years in prison. The country's culture minister called the act "very serious, unworthy and a sign of great incivility."

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