Posted on 10/02/2006 6:32:24 AM PDT by Hadean
LONDON, England -- A man armed with a knife was arrested after climbing a fence behind British Prime Minister Tony Blair's London residence at 10 Downing Street, police said Monday.
The man breached the security cordon behind the residence near the Horse Guards Parade late Sunday, Scotland Yard told CNN.
After a brief struggle with police officers, he was arrested was taken to a central London police station for further questioning.
Blair was home at the time of the incident, but police said his safety was not threatened.
"As he got to the other side he was immediately challenged by an officer and arrested following a short struggle," a police spokesman told Reuters. "We are satisfied that at no time the prime minister was at risk."
There was no comment from Blair's office.
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I wonder if the perp was an adherent of the "Religion of Peace"...
I thought KNIVES (along with real guns, toy guns, self-defense, and TESTICALS, to name a few things) were BANNED in M.B. (Mediocre Britain)!
No description at all other than gender. I think we know what that means...
In the old days every man had a knife. The courthouses in Kentucky used to have signs that said "No Whittling" in the court house. I'm sure Britian was similar.
My how times change.
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