Two people detained in China for allegedly damaging Great Wall with excavator
两人因涉嫌用挖掘机拦腰“斩断”长城被刑拘
Two people have been detained in northern China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall with an excavator, according to local authorities.
据地方当局称，有两人因涉嫌用挖掘机损坏长城的一部分而被拘留。
A 38-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman in Shanxi province were accused of digging through the Great Wall to create a shortcut for their construction work nearby, local police said in a statement.
当地警方在一份声明中说，山西省一名38岁的男子和一名55岁的女子被指控为了抄捷径，将长城挖了一个口子。
They allegedly expanded an existing opening in the ancient structure into a wide gap large enough for their excavator to pass through to “save the distance of travel,” according to the statement.
声明称，他们为了节省路程，用挖掘机将古长城原有豁口开挖成一个大缺口。
Their excavation caused “irreversible” damage to the integrity and safety of that portion of the wall, the police said.
警方说，他们的挖掘对这部分墙的完整性和安全性造成了“不可逆转的”损害。
