Two 20-something tourists from California were arrested in the Italian capital, Rome, on Saturday for allegedly engraving their initials into the ancient Colosseum and posing for a selfie, Italian media reported.
The women allegedly left their tour group and used a coin to engrave the letters J and N some 3-inches high into the walls of the ancient World Heritage site, La Stampa newspaper reported. Then they took a selfie. Buzzfeed's web address for the story was titled "idiots abroad."
Where they were from in California was not immediately known.
Police charged the women with “aggravated damage on a building of historical and artistic interest” after angry tourists spotted them, according to Republica.
“We apologize for what we did,” the pair reportedly said. “We regret it, but we did not imagine it was something so serious. We’ll remember for a lifetime.”
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