People stand at base of Virgin Mary statue as "bloody tear" falls from eye

This is the moment Italian residents flock to a Virgin Mary statue that appears to be weeping blood. The phenomenon was first spotted by a boy riding his bike on Paolino Arnesano Square in the town of Carmiano, which only has around 12,100 inhabitants, in the southern Italian province of Lecce on 3rd August. Journalist Andrea Tafuro told Real Press that the statue, which was erected on 3rd September 1943, was later visited by hordes of people who wanted to pray on the public square and witness the unusual scene. The video footage shows dozens of people standing at the base of the Virgin Mary statue as a ‘bloody tear’ appears to fall from its right eye.