ROME, Aug 3 (Reuters) - A group of young German tourists posing for pictures to post on social media have been accused of toppling a valuable statue at a villa in northern Italy, the villa's manager said on Thursday.
Golferini said he had lodged a complaint with the local police against all 17 German tourists who were in the group renting the villa.
They have left Italy since the incident on Monday that was captured by the villa's surveillance cameras.
There was anger in Italy in June when a tourist from England was pictured on social media scribbling the graffiti "Ivan + Hayley 23" on a wall at the Colosseum in Rome.
($1 = 0.9158 euros)Writing by Keith Weir; editing by Barbara LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Enrico Butti, Bruno Golferini, Villa Alceo, Golferini, Domina, Ivan, Hayley, Keith Weir, Barbara Lewis
Organizations:
Thomson
Locations:
Italy, Viggiu, England, Rome