Driver forces entry into Vatican palace grounds by ramming gate

Gendarmes shoot at tyres of vehicle and arrest driver, who is believed to have psychiatric problems

A car driven by a man apparently suffering from psychiatric problems has rammed through a Vatican gate, speeding past Swiss Guards into a palace courtyard before the driver was apprehended by police.

Vatican gendarmes fired a shot at the speeding car's front tyres after it rushed the gate on Thursday night, but the vehicle managed to continue on its way, the Vatican press office said.