A automotive pushed by somebody with obvious psychiatric issues rushed one of many entrance gates of the Vatican
ROME — A automotive pushed by somebody with obvious psychiatric issues rushed by means of a Vatican gate Thursday and sped previous Swiss Guards right into a palace courtyard earlier than being apprehended by police, the Holy See stated.
Vatican gendarmes fired a shot on the dashing automotive’s entrance tires after it rushed the gate, however the automobile managed to proceed on its manner, the Vatican press workplace stated in an announcement late Thursday.
As soon as the automotive reached the San Damaso Courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, the driving force acquired out and was instantly arrested by Vatican gendarmes. The Vatican stated the driving force was about 40 years previous and was in a “critical state of psychophysical alteration.”
It wasn’t clear if Pope Francis was anyplace close to the incident, which occurred after 8 p.m. on the Santa Anna gate, one of many primary entrances to the Vatican Metropolis State within the coronary heart of Rome.
Francis lives on the opposite facet of Vatican Metropolis on the Santa Marta lodge, the place at that hour he would usually be having dinner and retiring to his room.