The heart-wrenching incident disturbed the peace of the city Vatican This Thursday, when a speeding car rammed into the Apostolic Palace, the official seat of Pope Francis. Despite the warnings and loud noises, the driver managed to cross the Santa Ana gate and reach the San Damaso patio, where he eventually stopped his vehicle and was arrested.
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The incident occurred at approximately 8:00 pm local time (3:00 pm in Argentina), when a car approached the Vatican’s Santa Ana Gate, one of the entrances to the Vatican Walls, 200 meters to the north. is one of the. San Pedro.
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According to papal sources, the driver disobeyed the instructions of Swiss Guard soldiers, who told him that he could not enter without the relevant authorizations. He temporarily left the entrance, but then returned at high speed, forcing the control gate of the Swiss Guard and the Vatican Gendarmerie Corps.
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In an attempt to stop the vehicle, a gendarmerie inspector shot at the front tyres, hitting the left front of the car, but this did not prevent it from continuing its journey.
In response to a rapid alarm message issued by radio, the door to the Casa de la Moneda was closed, allowing access to the rear of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Gardens and the Plaza de Santa Marta, where it is located. gives. Pope Francis’s.
Meanwhile, the car managed to reach the Patio di San Damaso, where the driver got out without difficulty and was detained by the authorities. At present he is under arrest.
The man, aged around 40, was assessed by doctors from the city state health and sanitation department. Vatican, which determined that he was in a severe state of psychophysical disturbance. Subsequently, he was transferred to a detention room in the new facilities of the Gendarmerie Headquarters, at the disposal of the judicial authority.
As of now, it is unknown whether Pope Francis was near the scene of the incident. The Supreme Pontiff resides at the Santa Marta Hotel, located at the other end of the city. Vatican Where at that time he would normally be having dinner and going to his room.
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A strange incident happened in the town on Wednesday Ale Vatican When a tourist became the hero of an external attack and broke two statues displayed in the museum.
The man of United States and Egyptian origin decided to visit the Vatican Museums and in the middle of the visit he asked a security guard there for an audience with Pope Francis, who refused, he became angry and started breaking done. things around him.
