Tourist jumps into world famous ancient terracotta army in China

A tourist has severely damaged China's most important archaeological discovery, the Terracotta Army, after climbing over a guard rail and jumping into the 18ft deep pit in which the ancient warriors are displayed.

According to public security officials the 30-year-old, who has been reported to "suffer with a mental illness", climbed over a security rail and through protective netting before pushing and pulling two clay warriors damaging them to "varying degrees".

The tourist attraction in Xi'an has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987, the army of 8,000 guards the tomb of the first emperor and was built around 209 BC.

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