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Activist turns Rome's Trevi Fountain red during protest
short by Aarushi Maheshwari / on Friday, 27 October, 2017
An activist was detained on Thursday after allegedly pouring red dye into Rome's Trevi Fountain, 10 years after pulling the same stunt. Authorities were forced to drain the fountain pool to prevent any damage from the dye. Meanwhile, the accused, Graziano Cecchini said he was protesting against corruption and added that his protest was a "cry that Rome isn't dead".
read more at The Guardian