Canadian police have apprehended a “suspicious” individual reportedly “infatuated” with Vice President Joe Biden after the man tried to enter Biden’s seating area during the Winter Olympics’ opening ceremony.
From The Vancouver Sun:
A man allegedly carrying false accreditation slipped through security measures at the 2010 opening ceremonies in Vancouver and got within 12 seating rows of U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden before he was arrested, Olympic policing officials have confirmed.
The man — who police say was not carrying any weapons — was stopped Friday by RCMP before he entered the VIP section containing Biden and others after he was identified as “suspicious,” said Joe Taplin of the Olympic Integrated Security Unit.
He was quickly ushered into a nearby hallway where he tried to run away, but was again apprehended by uniformed police.
RCMP Assistant Commissioner Bud Mercer told CTV News the man had an “infatuation” with the vice-president.
Taplin said the man used either false accreditation or ticket to slip past Olympic volunteer ticket checkers at the venue. He also managed to get through a police-supervised airport-style screening section.
Earlier that day, Nodar Kumaritashvili’s deathly accident took place, so it makes sense why officials chose to release this news at a later time. Given the tension, all the Olympics needed was a report stating an unidentified man slipped through security and approached the United States’ second-in-command.
The Olympics have always been a place where crazies like to make their politically-motivated statements, so I’m happy Biden wasn’t harmed.
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