The motorist, whose identity has not been disclosed, “got out of his vehicle alone and was overpowered by the gendarmerie,” the press service of the Holy See said.
A car driven by a man said to have a “psychophysical impairment” violently entered the Vatican at St. Anne’s Gate just after 8 p.m. Thursday evening, the American agency Associated Press and agency trade press report of the Holy See I .Media.
The motorist “arrived at one of the entrances to the Vatican and, after being turned back by the Swiss Guard for not having access authorization, returned “at high speed, forcing the two checkpoints,” explains the press service of the Holy See. quoted by AFP.
The driver was locked in a cell in the Vatican
The gendarmes opened fire, aiming at the vehicle’s tires, but the car continued on its course to the Court Saint-Damase in the Vatican. The driver surrendered and was arrested by local authorities.
“He immediately underwent a medical examination (…) which revealed a serious psychophysical change in the driver,” explained the press service of the Holy See.
The identity of this man has not been established. He is being held in a cell in the Vatican and is available to the judicial authorities, the source explains. Due to an alarm, other entrances to the Holy See were closed.