Coverage dated February 2, 2023

Brit pleads guilty to treason after seeking to "kill" Queen Elizabeth II

Headline from Newsweek

Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, has pleaded guilty to three charges after being arrested carrying a crossbow at Windsor Castle in 2021.

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Reports & sources

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  1. Washington Times

    U.K. man admits treason over crossbow plot against queen (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A man who was arrested on the grounds of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow pleaded guilty to treason on Friday for planning to attack Queen Elizabeth II.

  2. Newsweek

    Brit pleads guilty to treason after seeking to "kill" Queen Elizabeth II (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, has pleaded guilty to three charges after being arrested carrying a crossbow at Windsor Castle in 2021.

  3. Voice of America

    British Man Admits Treason Over Crossbow Plot Against Queen (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Man broke into Windsor Castle Christmas day 2021

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    UK man admits treason over crossbow plot against queen (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A man who was arrested on the grounds of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow pleaded guilty to treason on Friday for planning to attack Queen Elizabeth II.

  5. Fox News

    Treason! Man charged in Queen Elizabeth II assassination attempt faces maximum sentencing (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Jaswant Sing Chail tried to enter Windsor Castle on Christmas Day 2021 with a crossbow to avenge the 1919 massacre of protesters in India during the British occupation.

  6. France 24

    UK man pleads guilty in foiled 2021 crossbow attack on queen (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A Briton on Friday became the first person in decades to plead guilty to treason, after admitting trying to harm Queen Elizabeth II with a loaded crossbow in Windsor Castle in 2021.

  7. The Guardian

    Man caught with crossbow at Windsor Castle admits trying to harm Queen (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, pleads guilty to three charges including an offence under the Treason Act

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