Man CRASHES car into US Embassy in Canberra, Australia, and is later arrested

[CougarKing]

It doesn`t say if the car broke through the usual outer barriers that should have been in place outside most embassies or consulates today.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/man-arrested-crashing-car-u-embassy-australia-114358478.html

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A man was arrested on Wednesday after crashing his vehicle into the gates of the U.S. 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. (3:00 a.m. EDT) 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 U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

(Writing by Lincoln Feast; Editing by Ron Popeski)