PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A homeless man dressed in military fatigues and shouting about God attacked the 249-year-old Liberty Bell with a hammer on Friday in front of group of astonished tourists, federal park officials said.
The suspect, identified as Mitchell Allen Guilliatt, was wrestled to the ground and arrested by National Park rangers inside the small glass Liberty Bell pavilion near Independence Hall, where the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Constitution were both adopted in the 18th century.
"He mentioned something about God and struck the bell four or five times," said Frank Eidmann, director of special projects for the Independence National Historic Park.
"Anyone who attacks a national symbol is disturbed. What he was disturbed about, we don't know."
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The suspect, identified as Mitchell Allen Guilliatt, was wrestled to the ground and arrested by National Park rangers inside the small glass Liberty Bell pavilion near Independence Hall, where the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Constitution were both adopted in the 18th century.
"He mentioned something about God and struck the bell four or five times," said Frank Eidmann, director of special projects for the Independence National Historic Park.
"Anyone who attacks a national symbol is disturbed. What he was disturbed about, we don't know."
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