Report: Colosseum evacuated after device found
An aerial view of Rome's Colosseum Credit: AP
The Colosseum was evacuated about an hour before the famed tourist site was scheduled to close Sunday evening after a suspicious device was found inside, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.
A Carabinieri bomb squad detonated the device, but it did not appear to contain any explosive material. The device turned out to be a tin can half filled with paint thinner, with two electrical wires running from a 9-volt battery, ANSA said.
Tourists sounded the alarm after noting a suspicious package on the second level of the ancient Roman arena, ANSA said.
Rome police reached by telephone could not immediately confirm the incident.
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