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Britain
Suspect in Buckingham palace sword attack released
2017-08-31
[IsraelTimes] British police investigating Friday’s sword attack outside Buckingham Palace in London have released a suspect from custody, but another man is still being questioned.

"A 30-year-old man who was placed in durance vile
Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try!
in west London on Sunday, 27 August by detectives investigating a terrorist incident near Buckingham Palace has been released from police custody with no further action," a police statement says.

A 26-year-old man from Luton, north of London, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assault on police, and counter-terrorism have until September 1 to question him.

The suspect reached for a four-foot sword after being challenged by unarmed coppers he deliberately drove at outside the royal palace, authorities say.

Police said the man had repeatedly shouted "holy shit! Allahu akbar" (God is greatest) and was incapacitated with tear gas.
One does have to wonder what is so dire that neither man's name, nor additional details, has yet been revealed. Usually the Daily Mail, et al race to be the first with the juicy information.
Posted by:trailing wife

#6  I was hoping for a release at 30000 feet.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-08-31 17:39  

#5  "One does have to wonder what is so dire that neither man's name, nor additional details, has yet been revealed. Usually the Daily Mail, et al race to be the first with the juicy information."

It was probably London's mayor.....
Posted by: Flavique Ulomong2930   2017-08-31 14:22  

#4  used to be (25 years ago) a dude(tte) who walked the Capitol Hill section of Seattle bare-chested with a pair of bastard swords in back harnesses - known to one and all as "Fred the Pretentious"
Posted by: Pliny Chump7909   2017-08-31 14:20  

#3  Tennessee already does let you openly carry a sword. I carry a saber.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2017-08-31 08:17  

#2  Yupp, we can open carry everything from machetes to fucking dai-to s now. Ain't it cool ?

Because the anti-gun punks were so whiny about loud noises, yet the west's gotta be defended somehow !
Posted by: Dron   2017-08-31 05:45  

#1  Texas Will Soon Let You Openly Carry a Sword
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-08-31 02:30  

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