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Man breaks into grounds of Buckingham Palace while the queen slept

By Zach Halaschak
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Man breaks into grounds of Buckingham Palace while the queen slept

A man scaled a fence and attempted to break into Buckingham Palace as Queen Elizabeth II slept, causing a panic at the royal residence.

A 22-year-old man is being held by authorities after breaching the palace boundaries at 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. It took on-site police about four minutes to detain the man as he banged on the doors of the palace containing the 93-year-old queen.

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