A 30-year old Hungarian tourist has been arrested by Police after he was allegedly caught carving numbers on a stone at the Ggantija Temples in Xaghra, Gozo.

The man was arrested after a bystander spotted him vandalising part of the temple with a stone.

The Police said that the damage was not extensive and investigations are ongoing.

Back in March 2023, an Italian student was fined €15,000 and sentenced to two years imprisonment suspended for four years – the maximum period permitted in law – after being caught vandalising stone at the Ggantija Temples.

The 18-year-old student had been visiting the site as part of a school trip.

File photo: Gozo News/Alain Salvary

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