2023-05-18 23:42:00
The Vatican Gendarmerie stopped this Thursday a shot at a car that tried to enter the Holy See without permission, reported the Vatican Press Office.
After 20 in Rome (3:00 p.m. in Argentina) “a car arrived at the entrance of Santa Ana in the Vatican” and “regardless of the indications provided by the Pontifical Swiss Guard, which prevented him from entering the State without the relative authorizations, he temporarily left the entrance and , after having maneuvered, returned at high speed, forcing the two checkpoints of the Swiss Guard and the Vatican City State Gendarmerie,” the Holy See reported with a Telegram message to reputable media, among them Telam.
“In an attempt to stop the car, the Gendarmerie inspector, who guarded the door, fired a pistol shot in the direction of the vehicle’s front tires.”added the official communication, which asserted that “despite having hit the vehicle in the left front fender, the car continued its run”.
“The alarm code having been rapidly transmitted by radio, the guardhouse closed the Door of the Mint, which allows access to the rear of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican gardens and Plaza Santa Marta”, the message deepened, referring to the area where the Pope lives.
“Meanwhile, the car arrived at the patio of San Dámasoy the driver left on his own and was blocked and detained by the Gendarmerie Corps”.
According to official information, it is a man “about 40 years old”who “was immediately subjected to a visit by doctors from the Vatican City State Health and Hygiene Directorate, who found him a severe state of psychophysical disturbance”.
“Currently the person is in a dungeon in the new facilities of the Gendarmerie Headquarters, at the disposal of the Judicial Authority”, concluded the note.
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