American prevented the theft of the Magna Carta in Salisbury…

Salisbury and its famous Cathedral which month on everyone’s lips. Local authorities are trying to do everything possible so that the city no longer associate with the scandal around the poisoning Skrobala. However, the incident that occurred here this week, is not a «Russian trace». On 25 October there was an attempted theft of the first Constitution of England — the great Charter of liberties (Magna Carta).

To detain the criminal who tried to steal the historical document that helped the 56-year-old Matthew Delcambre, who came with his wife Alexis from new Iberia (La) in Salisbury on the tour, reports APNews.

Just at the time when the couple went to Salisbury Cathedral, a man tried to break double glass, under which was stored the Magna Carta. He managed to take several blows, but this only damaged the top glass has attracted the attention of visitors.

The alarm went off, and the failed robber tried to escape but failed. Delcambre caught up with him in the courtyard of the Cathedral, knocked from his hands a hammer and knocked to the ground. Together with the appeared in time employees of the Cathedral, an American tourist held the attacker until the arrival of security.

Later Matthew Delcambre, Director of the Center for business and information technologies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, told reporters that «couldn’t give him (the robber. — USA.one) to escape, because the Magna Carta is one of the most important documents in the world.»

Wiltshire police said Saturday, October 27, that 45-year-old offender was released on bail until 20 November, while the investigation is underway.

In the Cathedral of Salisbury houses one of 4 original copies of the historic document extant. A Charter signed in 1215, is considered the first legal document, based on the concept of human rights.

And yet this week the British police searched the thief, who like two drops of water similar to the star of the show «Friends» David Schwimmer.

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