A tourist climbed onto a historic statue in Brussels, Belgium, on Sunday, September 10, and accidentally broke part of it.
Local newspaper Het Nieuwsblad first reported the incident.
In the video posted by Het Nieuwsblad, a man in a white shirt and black shorts was seen trying to get off the statue.
The man is from Ireland, police said in a statement.
Later in the video, a piece of the statue that the man can be seen holding the man, breaks and falls to the ground. The man is then seen walking away from the figure.
The statue, which consists of a lion and a human figure with a torch in hand, is part of the statue.
The human figure with a torch in hand is part of the Brussels Stock Exchange building, police said. Brussels Stock Exchange building, police said.
The tourist broke the statue just a day after it was unveiled to the public, following a three-year restoration project that cost 17,600 euros, or about 17,600 euros, or about $18,750. Police later arrested the man at a fast-food joint located near the statue fast food joint located near the statue, according to Het Niewsblad.
According to the report, the Brussels Stock Exchange estimates the man will pay to restore the damaged statue.
"Police arrived at the scene and found the tourist some distance away. He is temporarily in police custody and will face criminal charges," Brussels police said, declining to disclose details about the man's the man's identity.
Nel Vandevennet, one of the teams renovating the statue, said the repairs would take several weeks or months.
"We thought the statues would get more respect. We just think it's very sad that this happened," he told Belgian television station VRT.
"The repairs will cost a lot because the work has to be done by real craftsmen," Vandevennet said.
