BEIJING
Two people were arrested while trying to drill a hole in the Great Wall of China.
According to a foreign news agency, this incident took place in Yuyu area of Shaanxi Province, China.
According to the local police, the 38-year-old man and 55-year-old woman were trying to make a shortcut by cutting a hole in the wall chain to reach their construction site.
They used an excavator to open a pre-existing hole in the great wall of china so that their machine could pass through.
Police officials said that both the accused wanted to reduce the distance of their journey, but this has caused irreparable damage to the Great Wall of China.
Local authorities were alerted on August 24 after reports of a large hole in that part of the wall and began searching for the culprits.
Photographs of the affected area have also emerged showing a broken path leading through the chain link hole.
According to authorities, both suspects have been arrested and are being interrogated.
