An American tourist visiting the Vatican smashed two ancient Roman busts on Wednesday.
Vatican City contains religious sites, like St. Peter's Basilica, as well as the Vatican Museums, all of which tourists can visit. It is a city-state with its own police force called the Vatican Gendarmerie, which handed the suspect over to Italian police for questioning. An image of the Chiaramonti Gallery, part of the Vatican Museums, taken in 1997.
Photography is not permitted in the chapel, and there is a strict dress code and security. Earlier this year, actor Jason Momoashared several photos from inside the historic chapel, which features famous Michelangelo masterpieces, and fans on Instagram were quick to point that photography was not permitted. To apologize, Momoa posted a video on Instagram of himself working out, then said:"It's my last day in Rome, and I just love you and Italy. If you ever thought I disrespected your culture, that wasn't my intention."
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