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A 45-year-old man has been arrested for stalking the Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral in England.
The alarms at the Wiltshire cathedral were sounded when a man smashed the glass box surrounding the original 1215 document. It is understood the man was a visitor and used a hammer to try to break the protective case of his hands on the historic deed.
A witness said she was walking past the cathedral as the alarms went off, which prompted an evacuation. Seconds later, she saw a man get apprehended.
She told the 'Salisbury Journal': "It looks like some men play-fighting but they have gotten through the gates. I have a hammer drop to the floor and one of the men kicked it down the road while another man held on to him.
"They are being held back by the hammer."
A police spokeswoman told 'The Telegraph': "A 45-year-old man is in custody this morning arrested on suspicion of attempted theft of the Magna Carta.
"Alarms were activated at Salisbury Cathedral after an attempt to be made to smash the glass box around the Magna Carta.
"A man matching the description of the subject of suspicion of attempted theft."
"The Magna Carta has not been damaged and nobody was injured in the incident."
The document has been removed from public display after the incident. (© Daily Telegraph London)
Irish Independent
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