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| Subject: Funny: Man steals keys to the Tower of London Thu Nov 15, 2012 2:58 am | |
| British police are investigating how an intruder breached the walls of the Tower of London and stole a set of keys from the tourist attraction and home of the crown jewels.
Locks to the Tower's drawbridges and other rooms have been changed after a man was caught trespassing in the early hours of November 6 and escorted from the premises, according to a royal palaces statement.
The stolen keys did not provide access to the Tower itself, Historic Royal Palaces said in a statement, but admitted a lapse in security.
"Our well-established security systems and procedures are robust. However on this occasion, these procedures were not carried out to the expected standard," it said. Advertisement
The Tower was begun by William the Conqueror in the 1080s and has been used by British monarchs as a home, place of execution and a prison for traitors ever since. Henry VIII had Anne Boleyn executed here.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/man-steals-keys-to-the-tower-of-london-20121115-29dg5.html#ixzz2CHAx8qr3
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