A man detained on Saturday (25), after infiltrating the grounds of Windsor Castle, Elizabeth II’s residence outside London, said in a video that he wanted to “assassinate the queen”, reported the British tabloid The Sun on Monday. fair (27).
The 19-year-old invader was armed with a crossbow (a weapon with a bow and arrows) and was arrested on Saturday at around 8:30 am GMT (5:30 am GMT), after alarms were triggered. He lived in Southampton, in southern England.
On Sunday (26), police said the man was admitted to a psychiatric center.
Elizabeth, 95, spent Christmas holidays at Windsor Castle, which is now her main residence.
The Sun newspaper published footage of a video allegedly posted on the suspect’s account on the social network Snapchat minutes before he broke into the royal complex.
In the video, he appears with a crossbow and a black hooded sweater. From behind a white mask, his voice is heard: “I’m sorry for what I’ve done and what I’m going to do. I’m going to try to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.”
With apparent references to the Star Wars saga, he introduces himself as a Sikh Indian and says he seeks “revenge” for a massacre committed in 1919 by British troops against protesters in India.
While not confirming the authenticity of the recording, police in London said “investigators are evaluating the content of a video”.
Attempts to enter Windsor or Buckingham Palace, the Queen’s usual residence, located in the heart of London, are not uncommon. The most spectacular of these was in 1982, when a 30-year-old man, identified as Michael Fagan, managed to enter the queen’s bedroom, with her still in bed.
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