A visitor to the Russian National Library tried to take out a rare publication
A visitor to the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg attempted to secretly take out a rare edition of the book “Dionysius the Areopagite. Works.” This was reported by RIA Novosti.
The man unstuck the protective sensor from the book and headed for the exit. However, the actions of the intruder were noticed by the library security service on the cameras, and he was detained by security at the exit.
The thief was taken to the police, it turned out that he had a previous conviction. The library publication was confiscated.
Earlier, two men started a fight using bladed weapons in a library in the USA.
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