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Man Beheads Hitler's Waxwork in Berlin's Madame Tussauds Museum
World | July 6, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
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A man raced into Berlin's Madame Tussauds wax museum on Saturday, its opening day, and ripped the head off a waxwork of Adolf Hitler, CNN reported.
The 41-year-old entered the exhibit shortly after the museum doors opened and "made for the Hitler figure," scuffling with a guard and the manager before tearing the head off the life-size statue.
The man was arrested immediately after the incident. He told officers he wanted to protest the figure being included in the museum.
Museum official Nathalie Ruoss said organizers would decide Monday what to do about the figure.
The presence of the waxwork, which depicted the Nazi dictator sitting at his desk in his bunker shortly before he committed suicide in 1945, in the new museum led to criticism in German media over recent weeks. But the museum's defenders argued Hitler's role in German history must not be ignored.
Berlin is the eighth wax museum for London-based Madame Tussauds, known for its lifelike waxworks depicting famous people including celebrities, politicians, sports stars, artists and scientists.
The 41-year-old entered the exhibit shortly after the museum doors opened and "made for the Hitler figure," scuffling with a guard and the manager before tearing the head off the life-size statue.
The man was arrested immediately after the incident. He told officers he wanted to protest the figure being included in the museum.
Museum official Nathalie Ruoss said organizers would decide Monday what to do about the figure.
The presence of the waxwork, which depicted the Nazi dictator sitting at his desk in his bunker shortly before he committed suicide in 1945, in the new museum led to criticism in German media over recent weeks. But the museum's defenders argued Hitler's role in German history must not be ignored.
Berlin is the eighth wax museum for London-based Madame Tussauds, known for its lifelike waxworks depicting famous people including celebrities, politicians, sports stars, artists and scientists.
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