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THREE OFFICERS FROM the Metropolitan Police were injured during what is being described as a “terrorist incident” near Buckingham Palace last night.
Just after 8.30pm, a blue Toyota Prius deliberately drove at a police van and stopped in front of it in a restricted area on Constitution Hill.
The unarmed officers got out of the van and approached the car. As they challenged the sole occupant, he reached for what was later discovered to be a four-foot sword, which was in the front passenger seat.
The Met Police said the officers acted quickly and sustained minor injuries before the man was incapacitated with CS spray.
They said the man repeatedly shouted Allahu Akbar during the struggle.
The man, who is aged 26 and from the Luton area, was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assault on police. He remains in custody today at a central London police station while a number of searches are being carried out in Luton.
Police confirmed the incident is being treated as terrorism at this time, but said they are keeping an open mind.
Commander Dean Haydon said: “I would like to pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of these officers who quickly brought this incident under control. Their vigilance, courage and the swiftness of their response demonstrates how our officers are protecting the public at this time.
We believe the man was acting alone and we are not looking for other suspects at this stage. While we cannot speculate on what the man was intending to do – this will be determined during the course of the investigation – it is only right that we investigate this as a terrorist incident at this time.
Haydon added the incident was a “timely reminder” of the threat of terrorism in the UK.
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Didn’t they only say just last week that we were doing fantastically well?
Cut the ESRI altogether….that should save a good few bob !!!!!!!!
Yeah, if we get rid of all the people saying we need to close the gap between governent spending and revenue then maybe it’ll all just go away.
The ESRI do not exactly have a credible record as economic advisors.
Yes if we cut the ERSI from the public purse maybe they might start getting it right in the world of sink or swim.
Yes daniel they did but that was last week :-)
its only an extra 400 million say it fast doesn’t sound much …
Down with that sorta thing
Careful now
How can u cut more and more and expect growth ,, it just doesnt make sense
What do you want us to do, follow the examples of Germany and Holland, who are still performing reasonably well and have low debt.
FG/FF will never do that, and their excellent track record of only bankrupting the state 4 times in 90 years is proof of that.
Absolutely nothing is being done at the moment for the domestic economy, indeed August has been the worst month to date for company insolvencies. The SME’s, the domestic economy are dying, but then again they are only with the rest of the little people and are well below the concern of FG/FF. Always have been, always will be.
What kind of salaries are ESRI academics on? Wasn’t it one of the cheerleaders of a ‘soft landing’? More calls for a tow from the Titanic.
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