Five military horses spooked by noise from a building site bolted during routine exercises on Wednesday near Buckingham Palace, threw off four riders and caused chaos as they galloped loose through central London streets.
PAN PYLASLondon police have contained two horses that were seen running around loose without riders in the heart of the U.K. capital on April 24, 2024.Five military horses spooked by noise from a building site bolted during routine exercises on Wednesday near Buckingham Palace, threw off four riders and caused chaos as they galloped loose through central London streets and collided with vehicles during the busy morning rush hour.
As many as five horses have caused chaos across central London on Wednesday morning after breaking free in Westminster, police say. Pictures and videos shared widely across social media show two of the horses - one white, one black - running at speed down Aldwych, in between London's historic financial center and the busy West End theater district.
"There was a lot of blood," she said. "I was a bit distressed to be honest, looking at the poor horse."
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