Man throws two Vatican Museum sculptures to the floor

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 5 - A male foreign tourist, said to be an American of Egyptian origin, on Wednesday morning threw two ancient busts to the floor in the Vatican Museums in Rome, damaging them.
    The sculptures were lying on two shelves inside the Chiaramonti Gallery.
    The man, who was agitated and reportedly said he wanted to talk to Pope Francis, tried to escape but was caught by Vatican gendarmes, arrested and taken to a police station to be questioned.
    Investigations are still ongoing, police said. (ANSA).