A masked man climbed onto the high altar of St Peter's Basilica and hurled candelabra to the ground in front of shocked visitors. He also desecrated the altar by trying to rip off the cloth covering and kicking down six antique candle holders.
The vandal climbed onto the altar and tore off its cloth covering A man climbed onto the high altar of St Peter’s Basilica and hurled candelabra to the ground in front of shocked visitors there for the Jubilee year. The masked vandal desecrated the altar by trying to rip off the cloth, as well as kicking down six antique candle holders from the 1800s worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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VANDALISM ST PETERS BASILICA SECURITY HOLY SITES JUBILEE YEAR
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