Insider trespassed into the museum before being arrested.
A former employee of the British Museum has been arrested after allegedly trespassing and shutting down its computer systems last week.
The man, named as a former contractor by BBC News, entered the building and accessed the systems before being arrested.
A British Museum spokesman told the BBC: "An IT contractor who was dismissed last week trespassed into the museum and shut down several of our systems.
"Police attended and he was arrested at the scene,” it said. "We are working hard to get the museum back to being fully operational but with regret our temporary exhibitions have been closed today and will remain so over the weekend – ticket holders have been alerted and refunds offered."
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Dan Raywood
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SC Media UK
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