Suspects admit using excavator to smash hole in Ming-era section in Shanxi province, state media say
Two people have been detained after using an excavator to dig a hole in the Great Wall of China, said the state broadcaster CCTV.
Police in Shanxi province followed tracks made by machinery used to dig a shortcut through a segment of the wall – remains of the immense structure built by China’s emperors to deter foreign invaders.
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