An Italian man has been rescued from a collapsed tunnel near the Vatican, and police suspect he could have been burrowing his way into a bank.

He is now recovering in hospital after firefighters spent eight hours digging him out from under a road.

He may now need to dig himself out of further trouble, as police have arrested him and a second man for damage to public property.

Officers believe he may have been part of a gang trying to break into a bank.

Two other men were arrested for "resisting a public official" after trying to escape from the site.

Three of the four men managed to escape before the tunnel collapsed, leaving the final man trapped six metres below.

[Source: BBC]