According to the media, which refer to law enforcement officers, the woman was diagnosed with a mental disorder.
In New York, a 53-year-old woman tried to drive into the territory of the UN headquarters by car, reports New York Post. The incident happened in the morning, January 1. Now the territory of the headquarters is closed for the holidays.
The woman did not succeed in carrying out her plan. She never got to the territory of the headquarters of the United Nations. Law enforcement officers were immediately called to the scene. Later, it turned out that there was no threat, the UN reported.
The New York police noted that the woman did not deliberately try to ram the gates of the headquarters. The publication's source in the police noted that “she had a mental disorder”.
Woman having 'psychiatric episode' pulls up to UN gates, refuses to leave car: NYPD https://t.co/BxldAjhJ69 pic.twitter.com/ktUd4d7DNN
— New York Post (@nypost) January 1, 2023
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