Man arrested for crashing car into Russian consulate in Sydney

A man is arrested after ramming his car into the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney, Australian police say.

Police say that officers responded shortly after 8 a.m. (2200 GMT) to reports of an unauthorized vehicle parked in the driveway of an address on Fullerton Street that corresponds with the location of the Russian consulate.

Officers attempted to speak to the driver before he drove his vehicle into the gates, New South Wales police says in a statement.

A neighbor who witnessed the incident says he saw the car force its way through the gates after the driver was instructed to step out of the vehicle.

“The policemen continued to ask him to get out of the car, he didn’t get out of the car. They drew their firearms,” he says, declining to give his name.