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| Buckingham Palace security scare after man scales fence to break in | Buckingham Palace security scare after man scales fence to break in |
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| A security review has been launched after a break-in at Buckingham Palace when a man scaled a fence to get inside the Queen's home. | A security review has been launched after a break-in at Buckingham Palace when a man scaled a fence to get inside the Queen's home. |
| Police said the man was found "in an area currently open to the public during the day" and arrested for burglary, trespass and criminal damage. | Police said the man was found "in an area currently open to the public during the day" and arrested for burglary, trespass and criminal damage. |
| A second man was arrested outside the palace for conspiracy to commit burglary following the incident shortly before 10.30pm on Monday. | A second man was arrested outside the palace for conspiracy to commit burglary following the incident shortly before 10.30pm on Monday. |
| A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "Both men have been bailed to return to a central London police station and enquiries continue. | A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "Both men have been bailed to return to a central London police station and enquiries continue. |
| "A review of the specific circumstances of this incident is being carried out. No members of the royal family were at Buckingham Palace at the time of the incident." | "A review of the specific circumstances of this incident is being carried out. No members of the royal family were at Buckingham Palace at the time of the incident." |
| Buckingham Palace did not comment. | Buckingham Palace did not comment. |
| The break-in is one of the most serious security breaches at the palace since 1982, when Michael Fagan evaded guards to get inside the Queen's private chambers while she was in bed. | The break-in is one of the most serious security breaches at the palace since 1982, when Michael Fagan evaded guards to get inside the Queen's private chambers while she was in bed. |
| The unemployed father of four, 31, spent about 10 minutes talking to the Queen after he climbed over the palace walls and up a drainpipe. | The unemployed father of four, 31, spent about 10 minutes talking to the Queen after he climbed over the palace walls and up a drainpipe. |
| The Queen managed to raise the alarm when Fagan asked for a cigarette, allowing her to call for a footman who held him until police arrived. | The Queen managed to raise the alarm when Fagan asked for a cigarette, allowing her to call for a footman who held him until police arrived. |
| The Queen has been spending her summer break at Balmoral Castle since the beginning of August and is not expected to return to the palace until October. | The Queen has been spending her summer break at Balmoral Castle since the beginning of August and is not expected to return to the palace until October. |
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