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Two of the four horses that escaped were operated on. According to the British military, the other animals are fine and will return to duty.
Two horses, one of which was covered in blood, raced through the center of London, which scared onlookers, reports ABC News. According to the British Army, the mounts were among 150 horses of the Household Cavalry, the ceremonial guard of the British monarch, who undergo training in the city every morning.
According to the police, seven horses were frightened by the noise of construction work at Buckingham Palace, and four of them ran away. They ran after building materials fell next to them. Three animals threw off the cavalrymen. The soldiers were examined by medics, and after full recovery they will return to the formation.
It is not clear how long the incident lasted, but it is believed the horses ran for around 6 miles before being apprehended by east London authorities. After detention, the animals were sent for treatment.
"Two injured horses were operated on last night, and one was transferred to a horse hospital. All remaining horses are being closely monitored," the British Army wrote in a statement on X.
The horses seen running around London were named Weed, Trojan, Quaker and Tennyson. The operation was performed by Vida and Quaker.
"We want to thank everyone who showed such kindness and care towards our soldiers and horses. We will provide additional information soon," the army representatives said.
Later it turned out that people reacted very alarmingly to a seemingly ordinary event, seeing bad omens in what happened. Not only was the black and white bloodstained horse racing without a rider, but the clock on the Elizabeth Tower, better known as Big Ben, stopped at 9:00. However, thanks to the work of the engineers, already at 10:15 in the morning it showed the correct time and rang as it should.
"Big Ben has stopped, and bloody horses are running through the streets of London. Maybe someone should check out the ravens in the Tower because this looks A LOT like the season finale", "Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if this is some kind of harbinger of the Apocalypse, that's how dystopian this nation has become", "This is 100% what the One Eyed Witch warned about the sign of some kind of disaster that is about to happen," they wrote in social networks.
