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| Vandals in attack at Stonehenge | Vandals in attack at Stonehenge |
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| Suspected souvenir hunters broke into Stonehenge and vandalised the ancient monument, English Heritage has said. | |
| A small chip the size of a 10p piece was taken from the side of the Heel Stone with a screwdriver and hammer. | A small chip the size of a 10p piece was taken from the side of the Heel Stone with a screwdriver and hammer. |
| English Heritage said further damage was prevented by security guards who spotted the two men at the 5,000-year-old site in Wiltshire. | English Heritage said further damage was prevented by security guards who spotted the two men at the 5,000-year-old site in Wiltshire. |
| Police believe the men could be the same two people caught on CCTV acting suspiciously a few days earlier. | Police believe the men could be the same two people caught on CCTV acting suspiciously a few days earlier. |
| English Heritage said souvenir hunting was once a legitimate practice and chisels would be handed out to people visiting the stones. | |
| The recent act of vandalism which happened on the evening of 15 May is thought to be the first attack on the site for decades. | |
| Police said the men managed to escape by jumping over the fence and driving off in a red Rover 400. | |
| Archaeologists are currently excavating the World Heritage Site to discover more about its origins. The last dig took place at Stonehenge 40 years ago. |