LONDON: British police on Monday said they had arrested a man who tried to climb a wall at Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace home in central London, but said that the incident was not terrorism-related.
The 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of trespass on Sunday evening, three minutes after he stepped over a low outer perimeter fence near the palace, the Metropolitan Police said.
“The man was not found in possession of any offensive weapons and the incident is not being treated as terrorist related,” police said in a statement.
He has been released on conditional bail and has undergone a mental health assessment.
British police are on high alert after five attacks blamed on terrorism this year. In August, a man wielding a sword outside the palace was charged under terrorism laws. Three police officers suffered minor injuries detaining him.
A number of people have tried to get into the palace grounds in recent years. A woman was arrested in October for attempting to scale the gates of the palace.
In May 2016, a man with a conviction for murder climbed over the wall and walked for about 10 minutes around the grounds of the palace before being arrested. He was jailed for four months.
Four years ago, a man armed with a knife tried to enter through a gate and was later jailed for 16 months. A month earlier, two men were arrested following a break-in at the palace.
One of the biggest security breaches at Buckingham Palace happened in 1982 when an intruder, Michael Fagan, climbed a wall and wandered into a room where the queen was in bed.
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Man arrested trying to climb wall at UK’s Buckingham Palace
Man arrested trying to climb wall at UK’s Buckingham Palace
Russia says local truce established to enable repairs at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
- The plant, Europe’s largest, has been under Russian control since shortly after the start of the war in 2022
- Russia and Ukraine have frequently accused each other of jeopardizing safety at the plant by staging attacks nearby
MOSCOW: A local ceasefire took effect near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine on Friday to enable repairs to an external power line, Russian officials said.
The plant, Europe’s largest, has been under Russian control since shortly after the start of the war in 2022. It is not currently producing electricity, and relies on external power to keep its nuclear material cool and avoid a catastrophic accident.
Russia and Ukraine have frequently accused each other of jeopardizing safety at the plant by staging attacks nearby.
A similar local truce was established last year when the power lines went down for weeks and the site was forced to rely on emergency diesel generators.
The Russian management said in a statement that the latest ceasefire had been put in place with help from Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Russian officials said one of the external power lines was still working, and repairs to the other would take at least a week. Radiation levels are normal, the management said.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the matter.
The question of who should control and operate the huge plant is one of the contentious issues in slow-moving US-mediated peace talks which are set to resume in Geneva next month.
The plant, Europe’s largest, has been under Russian control since shortly after the start of the war in 2022. It is not currently producing electricity, and relies on external power to keep its nuclear material cool and avoid a catastrophic accident.
Russia and Ukraine have frequently accused each other of jeopardizing safety at the plant by staging attacks nearby.
A similar local truce was established last year when the power lines went down for weeks and the site was forced to rely on emergency diesel generators.
The Russian management said in a statement that the latest ceasefire had been put in place with help from Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Russian officials said one of the external power lines was still working, and repairs to the other would take at least a week. Radiation levels are normal, the management said.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the matter.
The question of who should control and operate the huge plant is one of the contentious issues in slow-moving US-mediated peace talks which are set to resume in Geneva next month.
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