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In China, Prankster Gonged by Two-Ton Bell

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Getty 041913BuddhistTemple?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1366387865687File photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A tourist in Eastern China who thought he’d have some fun at the expense of an ancient, two-ton temple bell found it got the last laugh when it slammed down around him, trapping him for hours.

A spokesman for the Buddhist temple in the Shandong province told The Sun, “He’s lucky he wasn’t crushed. Instead, it broke and the bell fell on top of the man like a trap.” He said the hallowed prayer bell, “should have been treated with respect.”

After heavy equipment was used to free the prankster, he remained defiant. “It’s a bell, it’s supposed to be rung. They should have made sure it was safe.”

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