In an incident at the Perth Museum, a person has been arrested after protecting the glass of Destiny protecting the glass.
Visitors said that a person attempted to stain through the case of stone performance at around 14:00 on Saturday.
The building was evacuated and a 35 -year -old man was later arrested by the police. There were no reported injuries.
The Perth Museum said that the historical stone used in the coronation of Scottish kings for hundreds of years was not damaged in the event.
Tourist Elle Alveraz, while visiting Scotland from the Philippines, said that the police cars arrived at the museum early.
He said: “It is honestly real, such as out of a historical drama or an action film.
“Unfortunately, we were not able to end our tour due to the incident.
“To handle the situation with such calm and professionalism, the employees in the Perth Museum makes a huge credit, ensuring that all visitors were safe and carried out.”
The 150 kg item, also known as The Stone of Scone, was taken from Scotland during the freedom wars.
It was recorded in King Edward’s carved-oak coronation throne in Westminster Abe, where it remained for 700 years.
On Christmas in 1950, four Glasgow University students Aculately managed to steal stones From Abhay and temporarily returned it to Scotland.
Stone returned to Scotland in 1996 at Edinburgh Castle for a permanent performance and last year it moved to its current house in Perth.
A spokesperson of Culture Perth and Kinros said: “We can confirm that there was an incident in the Perth Museum where a person was arrested.
“The Perth Museum was extracted as a precaution and no artifacts were harmed on the performance.”
“We are assisting police Scotland with his interrogation.”
A police Scotland said that the 35 -year -old man would appear in the Perth Sheriff Court on Monday.
