Dozens of witnesses allegedly looked at the horror, as an American tourist shouted a tourist in Rome and shouted in pain after gathering himself on a metal fence in the colossium.
The 47-year-old American citizen living in The Man-Taiwan-was stabbed in the spine, trying to climb the fence of the historic monument. According to Italian newspaper Il Mesaggero, he was probably trying to get a better view.
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File-The Man-A 47-year-old American citizen who lived in Taiwan-According to a local newspaper in Rome, was planted by a metal fence in the colossium. (Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Image)
People watching the frightening incident called for help as a tourist, stuck on the fence, until he lost consciousness until he shouted. Law enforcement and paramedics quickly reached the spot, but it took them more than 20 minutes to get them out of the fence, Il Mesaggo told.
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An arched window in the colosium is seen behind a metal fence. (Getty image)
Once free, the tourist was immediately brought to the emergency room, where doctors underwent surgery. The outlet reported that the man’s lower back wound was closed with more than 80 stitches, and was admitted to the hospital in critical condition.
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Unknown man – who was unable to speak for hours after the incident – was on holiday with family and friends and was in Rome only for a few days, Il Mesagger told.
Law enforcement and paramedics quickly rushed to the spot, Il Mesaggaro told. (Getty images through Jeffrey Greenburg/Universal Image Group Group)
The incident occurred less than a week after the Pope Francis was placed to relax in Santa Maria Magir, Rome. According to the Vatican, the funeral ceremony of 26 April in St. Peter Basilica was celebrated by more than 250,000 mourning in the country’s capital from all over the world.
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