A gendarme shot the tires of the car, hitting the bumper – The man was immobilized and underwent a medical examination – He was put in a cell at the headquarters of the Vatican gendarmerie
A 40-year-old man, in a “disturbed state of mind” according to authorities, drove his IX car into the Vatican without permission, Italian media reported.
He entered the state through the central entrance of Agia Anna. When Swiss guards and members of the gendarmerie found that he did not have a permit, he managed to enter the Vatican, driving the car in front and speeding off.
Vatican police shot at a car that drove at high speed through St Anne’s Gate shortly after 8pm. The driver got as far as San Damaso Courtyard where he got out and was apprehended. Vatican doctors say the intruder was in a “serious state of psychophysical disturbance” @HolySeePress pic.twitter.com/s1Lkrj1lxc
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A security guard shot the tires of the vehicle, hitting the bumper. The forty-year-old continued to drive the car at speed and reached the courtyard of San Damaso, where Pope Francis receives his guests and visitors.
The man was stopped by the Vatican gendarmerie and underwent a medical examination. Afterwards, he was put in a cell at the headquarters of the Vatican gendarmerie.
Security at the entrance to St. Martha’s Monastery, where Pope Francis resides, was stepped up and its doors were already closed before the driver was arrested after the car breached the checkpoint at St. Anne’s Gate.
Source :Skai
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