who said he authorised this military most outdoor hospitality venues are response because what was emerging was a clear threat to life, he said, ticketed events. tier 3 come into with increasingly hostile behaviour by the seven stowaways on board. force ahead of a proposal to bring now, there are unconfirmed reports it in on thursday, that has been that some of those stowaways had armed themselves with sharp objects brought forward. it was designated and knives, that has not been confirmed yet by the police. for england s top restrictions after we believe that they got on the ship the number of covid 19 cases remain when it was in lagos, nigeria, stubbornly high. the tier 3 rules had been expected on thursday but coming into force at midnight and that they became agitated tonight. people not allowed to socialise in a group of more than when they got close to the shore six in an outdoor public space such as park or beach, all pubs and bars and they probably, we think, were trying must c
to enter the fawley oil refinery near southampton. seven stowaways believed to be nigerians are said to have become violent and made verbal threats to the crew. they retreated to a safe place on board the ship. there are few official details from the ministry of defence, but it s understood several military helicopters landed heavily armed troops by rope onto the deck of the ship. faced with overwhelming force, the stowaways are said to have surrendered almost immediately. this was a very efficient operation. it only took nine minutes from the word go to the stowaways being rounded up and identified. and, of course, this reflects the training that both the fleet air arm crews and the sbs the special boat service undertake all the time. none of the 22 crew of the andromeda were injured in the incident. the seven stowaways have been detained. andy moore, bbc news. ministers are continuing to insist they will not fund school meal
operation. it only took nine minutes from the word go to the stowaways being ground up and identified. and this reflects the training of both the fleet airarm cruise and the training of both the fleet air arm cruise and the sbs, the special boat service, undertake all the time. none of the 22 crew of the andromeda were injured in the incident. the seven injured in the incident. the seve n stowaways injured in the incident. the seven stowaways have been detained. andy moore, bbc news. france has called on countries in the middle east not to boycott its goods after protests against president macron s defence of the right to show cartoons of the prophet mohammed. the french foreign ministry said the boycott calls were baseless and being pushed by a radical minority. french products have been removed from some shops in kuwait, jordan and qatar, while there ve been small anti french demonstration in libya, gaza and northern syria. let s take a look at some of the other stories making the ne
and hopes it s not too late to turn the tide. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. seven stowaways are in custody after british royal navy commandos stormed an oil tanker in the english channel. military assistance was requested after reports that the stowaways on board the liberian registered nave andromeda had became violent. the bbc‘s duncan kennedy explains what happened. it really has been an extraordinary few hours ending with this special forces raid on a tanker in the solent behind me here. that raid involved four helicopters with teams of what s called special boat service, sbs, specialforces. they re based about 50 miles, about 70 km down the coast here. and they landed on the deck of this vessel in their four helicopters and used what was described as overwhelming force to retake the ship. they detained seven individuals, and we re told the whole operation only took around nine minutes, so a very quick operation.
they retreated to a safe place on board the ship. there are few official details from the ministry of defence, but it s understood several military helicopters landed heavily armed troops by rope onto the deck of the ship. faced with overwhelming force, the stowaways are said to have surrendered almost immediately. this was a very efficient operation. it only took nine minutes from the word go to the stowaways being rounded up and identified. and, of course, this reflects the training that both the fleet air arm crews and the sbs the special boat service undertake all the time. none of the 22 crew of the andromeda were injured in the incident. the seven stowaways have been detained. andy moore, bbc news. let s speak now to chris parry, former rear admiral and nato commander. can you give us some insight into what would have happened in the nine minutes it took four special forces