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| A man has appeared in court charged with possessing a knife and assaulting a police officer following a security breach at Downing Street. | A man has appeared in court charged with possessing a knife and assaulting a police officer following a security breach at Downing Street. |
| Byung Jin Lee, 32, was arrested when he climbed over a 6ft high set of iron railings at the back of the prime minister's residence on Sunday. | Byung Jin Lee, 32, was arrested when he climbed over a 6ft high set of iron railings at the back of the prime minister's residence on Sunday. |
| Tony Blair was at Number 10 at the time but police said he was not at risk. | Tony Blair was at Number 10 at the time but police said he was not at risk. |
| Mr Lee, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody by City of Westminster magistrates. | Mr Lee, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody by City of Westminster magistrates. |
| Speaking through an interpreter, Mr Lee gave his address as Orange Drive, Jericho, New York. | |
| He is next due to appear at the same court on 17 October. | |
| Security at Downing Street is under review but Scotland Yard said: "We are satisfied that at no time was the prime minister at risk." | Security at Downing Street is under review but Scotland Yard said: "We are satisfied that at no time was the prime minister at risk." |