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London's Whitehall closed by police after car crashes into Downing Street gates


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A man has been arrested after a car crashed into the Downing Street gates.

The Met Police said he was held on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving, but the incident is not being treated as terror related.

One witness said he saw officers pointing Tasers at a man, who was held "face to the floor" as he was detained.

No one was injured in the incident. No 10 has confirmed Rishi Sunak was in Downing Street at the time.

The area in Whitehall, the main road which runs through the heart of several government offices, was partially evacuated following the incident at 16:20 BST.

The road has since reopened to traffic and the police cordon has been removed. At 19:45 BST the car was loaded onto a police recovery vehicle and removed from the scene.

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