Greece’s National Gallery closed following arrest of MP after artworks damaged

Greek police officers outside the National Gallery after the MP was detained (Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)

Greek police detained a member of parliament on Monday after he allegedly attacked art works which are part of an exhibition in the country’s National Gallery in Athens.

Nikolaos Papadopoulos, who is a member of the small ultra-religious Niki party, allegedly smashed glass cases and attacked works he considered blasphemous. The gallery has been closed.