A Finnish tourist faces up to seven years in prison for vandalising one of the ancient Moai statues on Easter Island.A resident spotted the 25-year-old breaking off part of an ear from the statue in order to take it home as a souvenir. The Finn had only been on the remote island a day before defacing the Moai statue on Sunday, and is now in police custody.Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Finn Breaks Piece of Easter Island Statue for Souvenir
A Finnish tourist faces up to seven years in prison for vandalising one of the ancient Moai statues on Easter Island.A resident spotted the 25-year-old breaking off part of an ear from the statue in order to take it home as a souvenir. The Finn had only been on the remote island a day before defacing the Moai statue on Sunday, and is now in police custody.
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