Americans Arrested For Breaking Into Auschwitz
Summary
Nine Jewish tourists, including eight Americans and one Canadian, were arrested at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland for entering without tickets. They pushed aside a fence to enter the site after being denied entry and were fined for unlawful entry.Key Facts
- The incident happened at around 3 p.m. local time on Monday.
- The group consisted of young tourists aged 18 and 19.
- They were refused entry because they did not have tickets.
- After being denied, they pushed aside a fence and entered the camp grounds.
- Museum guards detained them and handed them over to police.
- The offense can lead to a fine or up to one year in jail.
- Each tourist was fined PLN 3,000 (about $834) and an additional PLN 1,000 (about $278) to the museum.
- The site is a former Nazi concentration camp and a museum today.
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