Fired IT worker partly shuts down British Museum

The British Museum in London closed several exhibits after a fired IT contractor 'shut down' its systems, one of several unrelated incidents affecting European museums on Saturday. Photo: AP

The British Museum said it had closed a number of exhibits after a fired IT contractor "shut down" some of its systems, in one of several unrelated incidents targeting European museums on Saturday.

The London venue, one of the British capital's biggest tourist draws and best known for housing the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon Marbles, said police had arrested the suspect.