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Incident outside Ukraine’s embassy in London unrelated to terrorism — police

On Saturday a man crashed his car into several vehicles parked outside the Ukrainian Embassy in London
Ukraine's Embassy in London EPA/ANDY RAIN
Ukraine's Embassy in London
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LONDON, April 13. /TASS/. The incident in London on Saturday when a man crashed his car into several vehicles parked outside Ukraine’s embassy, including the ambassador’s car, is not treated as terrorism-related, the UK’s Metropolitan Police said.

"The incident is not being treated as terrorist-related," the police said.

According to media reports, the police were called at the scene in downtown London at about 8:30am on Saturday where an unidentified man had rammed into some cars.

"Police firearms and Taser were discharged, the vehicle was stopped and a man, aged in his 40s, was arrested," the police said in a statement.