Some people travel thousands of miles hoping to catch a glimpse of the pope, like this American tourist in his mid-50s who recently visited the Vatican.

He had hoped to meet his Holiness but, unfortunately, this was not the case.

While circulating this Wednesday at the Museo Chiaramonti, which is part of the Vatican Museums, the tourist threw two busts of Roman portraits on the ground, reports CNN.

A fatal gesture for works of art.


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The man had asked to see Pope Francis, according to

Il Messaggero

.

A request to which the Vatican services have not responded.

When he found himself in a corridor of the museum gathering a hundred busts and statues, he forcibly pulled a bust which fell to the ground.

Put to flight by the staff, the American knocked down the second bust a little further.

He ended up being arrested before being questioned by Vatican police.

The 50-year-old was handed over to the Italian authorities.

The works will soon be restored

The two approximately 2,000-year-old works of art were immediately examined.

"One of the Roman busts has lost part of its nose and ear, and the head of the other has come off the base," Vatican Museums press office director Matteo Alessandrini told CNN. .

Repairs have already begun, and the busts "will soon be restored and returned to the museum".



Several tourists have stood out in Rome this summer.

A Canadian was seen carving her name into the Colosseum.

Two American tourists damaged the city's Spanish steps with electric scooters, and a Saudi man preferred to take his Maserati.

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