Man arrested after car strikes gates of Buckingham Palace
Published March 10, 2024 11:25pm The gates of Buckingham Palace in London are seen boarded up on March 10, 2024, after a car crashed into them over the weekend. Justin Tallis/ AFP LONDON — British police said on Sunday a man had been arrested after a car crashed into the gates of Buckingham Palace in central […]
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LONDON — British police said on Sunday a man had been arrested after a car crashed into the gates of Buckingham Palace in central London.
Grainy images on social media showed a car at the front gates of the palace. British media quoted a witness as saying they had heard “a loud bang.”
Police said the incident had occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning.
“Armed officers arrested a man at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage,” London police said in a statement. “He was taken to hospital where following assessment he was sectioned under the Mental Health Act. The matter is not being treated as terror-related.”
Buckingham Palace said no member of the royal family was resident at the time of the incident and repairs to the gates were underway. — Reuters
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