22nd May 2023.
(USA Today failed to mention that Sai Varshith Kandula is an illegal immigrant)
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25th May 2023 -Not to be outdone, the BBC says...
Coincidence... you decide.
Quote:Driver charged with threatening the president after crashing U-Haul truck into White House barriersUSA Today:
'A man faces several charges related to threatening the president Tuesday after authorities say he
crashed a U-Haul truck into security barriers near the White House late Monday.
Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, of Chesterfield, Missouri, was charged with threatening to kill, kidnap or
inflict harm on a president, vice president or family member; assault with a dangerous weapon;
reckless operation of a motor vehicle; destruction of federal property; and trespassing, according
to U.S. Park Police.
The U.S. Secret Service detained him shortly before 10 p.m. Monday after the truck collided with
security barriers on the north side of Lafayette Square, said Anthony Guglielmi, Secret Service chief
of communications, in a Twitter statement late Monday. At the time he said the driver may have
intentionally struck the security barriers.
There were no injuries or ongoing danger, Guglielmi said.
Meanwhile, a Nazi flag was seized by authorities at the scene of the crash, according to Reuters,
which cited witnesses and its own photographer on the scene. Reuters published an image of a
red Nazi flag with a swastika laid out on the floor by the U-Haul truck, along with other pieces of
evidence the news agency said was seized by authorities.
Secret Service and Park Police have not confirmed whether the flag was found on scene.
Roadways and pedestrian walkways were temporarily closed as law enforcement investigated
the crash...'
(USA Today failed to mention that Sai Varshith Kandula is an illegal immigrant)
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25th May 2023 -Not to be outdone, the BBC says...
Quote:Man arrested after car crashes into Downing Street gatesBBC:
'A man has been arrested after a car crashed into the Downing Street gates.
The Met Police said he was held on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving, but the
incident is not being treated as terror related.
Back to MI5.
One witness said he saw officers pointing Tasers at a man, who was held "face to the floor" as he was
detained. No one was injured in the incident. No 10 has confirmed Rishi Sunak was in Downing Street
at the time. The area in Whitehall, the main road which runs through the heart of several government
offices, was partially evacuated following the incident at 16:20 BST.
The road has since reopened to traffic and the police cordon has been removed. At 19:45 BST the car was
loaded onto a police recovery vehicle and removed from the scene. Officers had been seen searching the
vehicle and removing a mobile phone in an evidence bag. A forensics officer was seen inspecting the car,
and sniffer dogs were also spotted at the scene.
Witness Simon Parry, 44, said he heard a "bang" and saw police pointing Tasers at a man. "A lot of police
vehicles came very quickly and were very quick to evacuate the area," he told PA news agency. Describing
the mood on Whitehall in the aftermath of the incident, Mr Parry said: "We saw people that were in a panic
running away and we saw people who were excited."
Another witness, Matthew Torbitt, 32, said he heard a loud bang and was stopped on Whitehall after police
locked down the area. Footage of the incident shows the car, a 2009 silver Kia registered in London, slowing
down as it approaches the main entrance to Downing Street. It was picked up on a BBC camera driving directly
towards the main gates, crossing two lanes from the southbound side of Whitehall and heading in the direction
of Downing Street.
The entrance to the street is staffed around the clock by armed and unarmed police officers but is accessible
by road via Whitehall. The PM and the chancellor were in Downing Street at the time of the crash. Mr Sunak
has since left for a scheduled visit.
Reporting from the scene, BBC political correspondent Helen Catt said there appeared to be little damage to
the gate and Whitehall was "pretty much back to normal", with people going in and out of Downing Street by
foot as normal.
Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood, who was caught up in the 2017 Westminster terror attack, said the incident
was a reminder of the delicate balance between the rights of public access around significant buildings and
security measures. He told BBC News that Westminster feels safer following the security overhaul which was
triggered by the 2017 attack, but said he still has "huge concerns"
"We embrace this idea that we can open up our places of interest, particularly something as iconic as the heart
of our democracy, but ultimately there is a duty of care to those who live and work in the Westminster area, not
least around No 10," he added.
Frank Gardner, the BBC's security correspondent, said police have spent years preparing rapid response measures
for potentially dangerous incidents in central London following high profile attacks around the world. He said any
security alert near an iconic landmark will inevitably trigger a large response, and pointed out that Downing Street
has been a target in the past. In 1991, members of the Provisional IRA fired homemade mortar shells at No 10,
injuring four people...'
Coincidence... you decide.
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