(ANSA) - Rome, March 29 - Pieces of plaster fell off the
ceiling of St Peter's Basilica in Rome but no one was hurt
Thursday.
The pieces, believed to be fragments of stucco, fell at the
beginning of the side nave, just beyond the chapel that holds
Michelangelo's Pietà, sources said.
Tourists, who were packing the basilica, left the area while
taking photos with their cellphones.
Plaster falls in St Peter's, no one hurt (3)
Pieces of stucco come off ceiling of basilica near Pietà