(ANSA) - Rome, August 20 - Rome traffic cops said Monday they
were actively seeking two foreign tourists who bathed in a
fountain at Rome's Victor Emmanuel II Monument, the Vittoriano,
on Sunday afternoon.
They said the pair, who took the dip at the Altare della
Patria (Altar to the Motherland) in swimming costumes, had
"gravely offended national sentiment and the memory of the
fallen to whom the monument is dedicated".
The hulking monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The police released a photo of the two young men bathing in
the fountain.
2 tourists sought for Rome fountain dip
'Gravely offended national sentiment' say cops