Mar. 21, 2005. 10:05 AM
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Canadian teenager was arrested after allegedly removing a piece of marble from the grounds of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon on the Acropolis Hill, authorities said today.
The 17-year-old girl — who was not further identified — was arrested Sunday after a security guard saw her removing the stone and called the police.
She is due to appear before a public prosecutor later Monday.
The grounds of the Acropolis are closely monitored to deter unscrupulous souvenir hunters.
Under Greece's strict protection laws, it is illegal to own, buy, sell or excavate antiquities without a special permit. Items found accidentally must be handed over to authorities
Police gave no details concerning the size of the rock or the exact location from where it was removed.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Canadian teenager was arrested after allegedly removing a piece of marble from the grounds of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon on the Acropolis Hill, authorities said today.
The 17-year-old girl — who was not further identified — was arrested Sunday after a security guard saw her removing the stone and called the police.
She is due to appear before a public prosecutor later Monday.
The grounds of the Acropolis are closely monitored to deter unscrupulous souvenir hunters.
Under Greece's strict protection laws, it is illegal to own, buy, sell or excavate antiquities without a special permit. Items found accidentally must be handed over to authorities
Police gave no details concerning the size of the rock or the exact location from where it was removed.
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serves her right for the attempt to be photogenic
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