A man who brandished a knife outside one of the country's most prestigious prep schools is reportedly on the counter-terror watchlist.
And he was arrested before he could do anything by the people supposedly watching him? Well, no, Reader, he was reported by the public.
He was arrested shortly after pupils and parents gathered near the gates of the school, which counts Lady Gabriella Windsor as a former student.
At least this time, the police took their concerns seriously:
The suspect, from High Wycombe, tried to run away after police officers challenged him. Officers threatened him with Tasers and were able to disarm and detain him before armed units were deployed.
Shame, if only they hadn't been so diligent...
It is not yet being treated as a foiled terror attack, but the suspect is thought to have appeared on a counter-terror watchlist for showing interest in Islamist ideology, according to The Telegraph. The man has also reportedly been convicted of a child sex offence, and it remains unclear if he is on a MI5 watchlist.
It 'remains unclear' just why anyone uses that term without bursting out laughing, since no-one is actively watching these people.
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