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Spanish police have arrested two tourists after they allegedly damaged a hotel by defecating in the lift and emptying fire extinguishers.

The unsavoury antics were carried out at the two-star Hotel Leblon in S’Arenal, just south of Palma, on the island of Mallorca on Sunday.

The two men, both aged 20, were reportedly arrested and spent the night in prison before appearing before a court the next day when they were bailed.

According to local publication The Olive Press, the tourists were German nationals who had to pay a £420 (€500) fine equivalent to the cost of the damage they caused.

As well as soiling a lift, the two young men are also accused of destroying a mattress and some furniture.

It’s understood the Germans were travelling as part of a group with their partners. Express.co.uk has contacted Hotel Leblon for comment.

In June another German tourist was arrested after he allegedly broke into a building site and managed to overturn a bulldozer. The 26-year-old begged locals for help after he tipped the 25-tonne vehicle into a ravine in a quarry by Playa de Palma.

Commenting on the incident in June, a spokesman for the National Police in Mallorca said: “A bloodied young man [said] that he had entered a quarry by jumping the perimeter fence and had grabbed an excavating machine and overturned it, causing several injuries.

“The police proceeded to arrest the young man as the alleged perpetrator of a crime against property, causing considerable damage to the excavator.”

Mallorca has seen a spate of anti-tourist protests in recent months with many islanders fed up with what they see as soaring property prices, a lack of housing due to holiday homes and high tourist numbers.

Graffitied messages such as “tourists go home” have become an unsightly backdrop in parts of the Balearic Islands and in mainland Spain in recent times.

Some British visitors have said they no longer feel welcome, and one put their feelings into words in a published letter to the Majorca Daily Bulletin. They wrote: “Myself, my husband and our children and now grandchildren have been holidaying in Majorca for over 20 years and have always loved the island.

“Through the online Daily Bulletin we have been very saddened by the anti tourism demonstrations we have read about.”