An American tourist underwent emergency surgery after being impaled on an iron railing at Rome’s Colosseum, apparently while trying to get a better view of the monument, Italian media said.

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An American on vacation in Rome is reportedly recovering after climbing a fence at the ruins of the Colosseum, falling and being impaled on a metal spike in front of other horrified tourists ...

The man was reportedly dangling from the fence for over 20 minutes, screaming in pain, before a emergency workers freed him Alamy A 47-year-old man was impaled at the Colosseum in Rome while ...

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