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The Independent UK
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British tourist who carved name into Colosseum begs for forgiveness

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The UK-based tourist who triggered widespread outrage for carving his girlfriend’s initials into the Colosseum has begged for forgiveness.

Ivan Dimitrov, who lives in Bristol, was caught by a fuming tourist engraving his and Hayley Bracey’s letters into the 2,000-year-old Rome structure.

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