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Taxi carrying Ian Hislop hit by mechanical fault, not gunshot, says Met



Police issue statement a day after cab driver told officers he thought a bullet had shattered his vehicle’s windowThe Metropolitan police believe a mechanical failure, rather than a gunshot, shattered the window of a taxi carrying the Private Eye editor, Ian Hislop.On Tuesday morning police were called after a black-cab driver told detectives he had come to a standstill in traffic in Soho, central London, just after 10am. He heard what he believed was a bullet hitting and shattering his window. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/02/taxi-carrying-ian-hislop-hit-by-mechanical-fault-not-gunshot-says-met

Author : Vikram Dodd and Matthew Weaver

Publish date : 2024-10-02 11:34:33

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