Russian tourist deported from Bali over half-naked photo on sacred peak


Bali has vowed a crackdown on misbehaving tourists after a spate of incidents including acts of disrespect to the island's culture. - AFP

DENPASAR, Bali (AFP): A Russian tourist has been deported from Bali after posting a photograph of himself half-naked atop a sacred mountain, officials on the Indonesian holiday island said Wednesday (April 5).

The palm-fringed hotspot has vowed a crackdown on misbehaving tourists after a spate of incidents including acts of disrespect to the predominantly Hindu island's culture.

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