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Man Who Rammed Cars Near Ukrainian Embassy to Get Mental Health Help – Police

LONDON (Sputnik) - A man who drove his car into vehicles parked outside the Ukrainian Embassy in London will receive mental health treatment, the Metropolitan Police said Sunday.
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"A man who was arrested following an incident in Holland Park on the morning of Saturday, 13 April has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act. The 40-year-old man will be taken to hospital for treatment," the Met said in a statement.

Police were alerted to reports of "antisocial behaviour" outside the embassy. They found a man driving his car into vehicles lined up near the diplomatic mission. Officers fired guns at the suspect’s vehicle after he drove at them and used a Taser to subdue the man.

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The incident is not being treated as terrorist-related, according to the police. The Ukrainian embassy said the car of the country’s top diplomat in the United Kingdom was damaged but staff members were not hurt.

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