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Santiago, Chile - A Finnish tourist is facing prison and a fine for allegedly breaking a piece of volcanic rock from one of the massive Moai statues on Easter Island.
Twenty-six-year-old Marko Kulju is in custody after his tattoos gave him away. A woman said she surprised him as he broke off part of the ear from a statue above Anakena beach then fled with the hunk of rock.
Easter Island's Moai statues were carved between 400 and 1000 years ago. One, more than 70 feet tall but still lying in the source quarry, weighs about 150 tons.
Now Kulju faces a potential prison term and a $1900 (about R15 000) fine if convicted of damaging a national monument. - Sapa-AP
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