By Milly Vincent and Dianne Apen-sadler For Mailonline
Published: 15:12 BST, 13 April 2019 | Updated: 16:05 BST, 13 April 2019
Armed Police opened fire on car that repeatedly rammed the Ukrainian ambassador's vehicle outside of the embassy.
A silver Mercedes raced towards the Ukrainian ambassadors car as police shot at the driver through the window.
A man in his 40s was arrested and taken to hospital following the incident.
Police responded to reports that a vehicle had been involved with a number of parked vehicles near the Ukrainian Embassy in Holland Park, west London.
At the scene the vehicle was also driven towards police officers forcing them to shoot at the driver, who was uninjured.
Police shot at and deployed a taser eventually stopping the vehicle and arresting the man.
The Ukranian ambassador's vehicle was parked outside the embassy in Holland Park when a silver car sped towards it
The man was not injured by police shots but has been taken to a central London hospital as a precaution.
Police have sealed off the street near the Ukrainian embassy in west London.
A statement from the Ukrainian Embassy said: 'Around 10 am on Saturday 13 April, the official vehicle of the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom was deliberately rammed as it sat parked in front of the
