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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Vietnam arrests man for breaking one of its most prized treasures in palace museum display

A man damaged Vietnam’s imperial throne, recognised as a national treasure, at Thai Hoa Palace in Hue after trespassing into a restricted area - (VnExpress/Xuan Hoa)

Vietnamese police have detained a man who damaged an imperial throne that is regarded as one of the Southeast Asian country’s most treasured artefacts, conservation authorities said on Sunday.

Police say the 42-year-old man damaged the throne, recognised as a national treasure, after trespassing into a restricted area inside the Thai Hoa Palace in central Vietnam.

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