US EditionUK police arrest four at Tower of London after food thrown at State Crown display case
Four protesters were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after throwing custard and apple crumble at the Imperial State Crown display at the Tower of London.
- On Saturday, suspected food was thrown at the State Crown display case, prompting the Tower of London to close to the public while the Metropolitan Police investigate.
- Take Back Power claimed responsibility and said its video shows the stunt, carried out to demand a permanent citizen's assembly to tax extreme wealth and cited a 44% statistic.
- Responding shortly before 10am, officers arrested four people on suspicion of criminal damage after working with City of London Police and security officers at the Tower.
- The Jewel House was shut while officers examined apparent damage to the display case safeguarding Crown Jewels valued at over 3 billion, after suspected food was smeared on the glass.
- City of London Police are continuing to investigate the incident alongside the Metropolitan Police, and news outlets report the story is developing with updates expected.
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The British crown jewels are invaluable - materially and symbolically, using activists who smeared a display case with food in the Tower of London. Four people were arrested.
'Crumble and custard on the Crown Jewels!': Tower of London closes after vandals give State Crown a pudding makeover
Nothing says “eat the rich” quite like smothering the symbols of monarchy in pudding. Now, if that’s not a sentence you thought you’d read on an unassuming Saturday morning, just wait until you hear about the custard. Today, at The Tower of London, four protestors from a group calling themselves “Take Back Power” stormed the Jewel House and covered the display case hosting the Imperial State Crown with apple crumble and bright yellow custard. Pe…
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Four protesters were arrested Saturday after splattering food on the display case of a priceless diamond-encrusted crown at the Tower of London. The Crown Jewels display was temporarily closed after members of a group called Take Back Power smeared apple crumble and poured yellow custard — two British dessert staples — on the display case containing the Imperial State Crown worn by King Charles III as he left his c…
Four arrested at Tower of London after apple crumble and custard thrown at State Crown display
LONDON: Four people were arrested at London’s Tower of London after they threw food at a display case containing the Imperial State Crown, police said today, leading to a temporary closure of part of the historic building housing the Crown Jewels.
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