Buckingham Palace knifeman ‘was on a mission to kill the Queen’

A Chinese university student ‘on a mission to kill the Queen’ was arrested after trying to sneak a knife into Buckingham Palace, a court heard. Hang Zhang, 25, claimed he was at risk from Chinese government officials after Palace security discovered a folding knife in one of his shoes. Zhang also insisted: ‘My mission is to kill the Queen’ when he was taken to Belgravia Police Station following his arrest on August 12 this year, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. He…