2023-05-25 18:56:00
The police arrested a man on site following the incident on Thursday followingnoon, she said.
In London, a car drove into the cordon near the office and residence of British Prime Minister Richi Sunak on Downing Street. The police arrested a man on site following the incident on Thursday followingnoon, she said. He is suspected of “criminal damage to property and dangerous driving”. There were no injuries, it said.
According to eyewitness accounts and video footage, a silver car had driven slowly down the broad Whitehall road, which is lined with several government departments, and then apparently pulled onto the pavement at the entrance to Downing Street. The car then stopped there following hitting the metal fence of the barrier.
Police surrounded the driver and immediately evacuated the area. Eyewitness Simon Parry reported that he first heard a “loud bang”. Then he looked and saw many police officers with Tasers screaming at a man. The 44-year-old said that sniffer dogs and a bomb disposal unit were also deployed.
According to British media, Sunak was in Downing Street at the time of the incident but left his official residence at number 10 shortly therefollowing.
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