Two construction workers have been arrested after they allegedly used an excavator to dig a shortcut through the Great Wall of China in central Shanxi province, UPI reported.
The iconic Great Wall, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 and runs some 13,000 miles across the country, had been “damaged beyond repair,” China Daily said according to the report. The pair, a 38-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman, said they were trying to cut down the distance their digger had to travel to its work site.
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- By Sean O’Meara
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