Uber driver unable to find Windsor Castle with satnav so went to attack Buckingham Palace instead

[muriel_volestrangler]

A terrorism suspect arrested outside Buckingham Palace had first wanted to go to Windsor Castle, but his satnav instead took him to a pub of the same name, a court has heard.

Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 26, was detained outside the royal family residence in central London last Friday, allegedly having a four-foot sword and saying “Allahu Akbar” as he was arrested by police.

He appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Thursday accused of a single offence of preparing to commit an act or acts of terrorism. The incident is alleged to have left three police officers with minor injuries.

It is alleged that Chowdhury, 26, who works as a self-employed Uber driver, had set off from his Luton address about two hours before his arrest and he used his satnav to try to drive to Windsor Castle. After he arrived at a pub of the same name, he drove on and eventually ended up near Buckingham Palace in central London.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/sep/01/buckingham-palace-terror-suspect-had-tried-to-get-to-windsor-castle

Yet another great ad for Uber ...

[SharonClark]

1. Yicks! Uber doesn't vet their drivers?

[htuttle]

5. they do it by email

I'm not kidding in the least.

[Tanuki]

2. ......

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. Uber probably gets more customers from the Windsor Castle Pub, ...

... than from Windsor Castle. I doubt that Elizabeth II uses that Uber app much.

[Not Ruth]

4. Yeah, not too afraid of this terrorist

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. It's pretty hard to miss Windsor Castle.

It's rather large and all.

[HipChick]

7. That's Luton blokes for you...