The 12-foot structure popped up at a Kinshasa roundabout on Sunday
Crowds of curious locals snapped selfies and debated the possible origins of the metal structure, which is just the latest to appear in an international mystery
Photos emerged of people destroying and setting fire to the monolith on Wednesday
Similar structures have been seen in Spain, Romania, Colombia and elsewhere
The 10ft structure was found by a farmer in the southeastern Sanliurfa province
It bore old Turkic writing that read: Look at the sky, see the moon
Police are investigating the origins of the monolith, which is the latest to appear in an international mystery
The first monolith was spotted in the desert of southern Utah in November 2020
Since then, obelisks have appeared in Europe, New Zealand and Latin America
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One of the mysterious structures was found at a nature reserve in the city of Kielce, while the other was spotted on the banks of a river in the capital, Warsaw
Officials have no explanation as to where the monoliths might have come from
They are just the latest to appear in a puzzling international mystery
The first popped up in the Utah desert on November 18 and since then, structures have appeared in Spain, Belgium, Colombia and other countries
Two mystery monoliths, similar to those that have appeared in the US, Romania and the UK, have now shown up in Poland.