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UK police arrest castle intruder threatening to kill Queen Elizabeth

by French Press Agency - AFP

London Dec 27, 2021 - 2:43 pm GMT+3
People walk along "The Long Walk" path outside Windsor Castle following the passing of Britain's Prince Philip, in Windsor, Britain, April 12, 2021. (EPA Photo)
People walk along "The Long Walk" path outside Windsor Castle following the passing of Britain's Prince Philip, in Windsor, Britain, April 12, 2021. (EPA Photo)
by French Press Agency - AFP Dec 27, 2021 2:43 pm

Authorities in the United Kingdom are assessing a video purportedly made by a man who tried to break into a castle where Queen Elizabeth II was spending Christmas, the police said Monday. In the video, the perpetrator said he wanted to kill the queen.

In the video, obtained by The Sun tabloid, a masked figure in a dark hoodie holding a crossbow claims he will "attempt to assassinate Elizabeth, queen of the royal family."

The figure addresses the camera with a distorted voice and identifies himself as an Indian Sikh intent on "revenge" for an infamous 1919 massacre of Sikhs in British-ruled India.

The video was shared on the social media platform Snapchat around 24 minutes before a suspect was detained early on Christmas Day by armed police within the grounds of Windsor Castle, west of London.

The 19-year-old is being held for mental health treatment after officers recovered a crossbow during the brief security breach, according to London's Metropolitan Police.

"Following the man's arrest, detectives are assessing the contents of a video," the force said Monday.

It has said security processes were triggered "within moments" of the man entering the castle grounds at around 8:30 a.m. GMT Saturday and that he did not enter any buildings.

The incident occurred as the queen spent a low-key Christmas Day there with her eldest son and heir to the throne Prince Charles and his wife Camilla.

In the video, the masked figure said he was seeking revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, as it is known in India.

In April 1919, British troops fired on thousands of unarmed men, women and children in the northern city of Amritsar.

The number of casualties from the event, which galvanized support for independence, is unclear. Colonial-era records put the death toll at 379, but Indian figures put the number closer to 1,000.

"It is also revenge for those who have been killed, humiliated and discriminated against on of their race," the figure added in the video.

He also makes several references to "Star Wars" during the brief address while also predicting his own "death is near."

The suspect in the castle incident has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act, which allows the authorities in England and Wales to detain and treat people with mental health issues without their consent.

Those held under the legislation are deemed to be a risk to themselves or others.

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