Workers arrested for making shortcut through Great Wall of China

A stretch of the Great Wall of China at Badaling on the outskirts of Beijing (Ng Han Guan/AP)

Two construction workers have been arrested for smashing a hole in the Great Wall of China to use as a shortcut, according to local authorities.

The Youyu County government said the men were in custody with further legal action pending, following a report of a breach in the Unesco world heritage site.