Man crashes car into US embassy in Australia

Man crashes car into US embassy in Australia
Updated 10 July 2013
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Man crashes car into US embassy in Australia

Man crashes car into US embassy in Australia

CANBERRA, July 10 : A man was arrested on Wednesday after crashing his vehicle into the gates of the US embassy in Australia’s capital of Canberra, police said.
Emergency services, including a bomb disposal squad, were at the scene as a precaution after the incident occurred at about 6 p.m. (0700 GMT) Detectives were talking to the 30-year-old arrested man, a police spokesman said. No injuries were reported.
Australia is a close ally of the United States, fighting alongside US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.