On Wednesday 24 April 2024, five military horses charged across central London after being spooked by building work during a routine training exercise. Videos that were circulated across social media saw at least two of the horses badly injured and covered in blood. And now, in the aftermath of the chaos, conspiracy theorists have predicted that the horsesā incident is a sign of ādark omensā to come.
Itās definitely not every day that you see blood-covered one-tonne horses speeding across central London. Itās even more rare to see a horse barrage into a tour bus and continue to race off with extensive injuries.
@screenshothq Five people have been injured after two horses bolted and ran loose through central London. One of the horses can be seen covered in what appears to be blood. At least one soldier was hurt after a spooked horse smashed into cars on Buckingham Palace Road. Pictures also show an injured man lying on the floor on Fleet Street. They have now been caught by police. In a statement, police said: āAt around 8.40am, we were called about horses that had become loose and were travelling through the City. Our officers have contained two horses on the highway near Limehouse. Weāre waiting for an army horse box to collect the horses and transport them to veterinary care.ā Pictures and videos of the horses were shared on social media, one of which showed a black 4x4 with blue lights following the animals. #horse #london #fyp #londontiktok #horselife #horseriding #news
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@screenshothq Replying to @lillie_0509_ Four people have been injured after runaway military horses - spooked by noise from building work - bolted through London. Soldiers and horses were hurt and vehicles damaged after chaos broke out during rush hour. Two horses were seen running in the road near Aldwych, one of which appeared to be covered in blood #horse #london #fyp #londontiktok #horselife #horseriding
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However, you would assume that not everyoneās first thought would be āAh, the end is comingā. That being said, the five horses escaping was not the only bizarre thing to happen in London on that particular day. That very morning, Big BenāLondonās most iconic cultural landmarkādecided to throw the towel in and stop working, pausing for an hour at 9 am.
So, naturally, with these two events coinciding, people concluded that the world was ending:
Big Ben has stopped and there are blood covered horses running through the streets of London. Maybe someone should check on the ravens in the Tower because this feels a LOT like a season finale.
— Erica Buist (@ericabuist) April 24, 2024
Big Ben yesterday stops at 9:00am. At 10:06am the tower bells chimes 11 times + blood soaked military horses run the streets of London. Post 1006 from 6 years back mentions UK and count beats.... š š¤ it's not a coincidence . The blood is all the way up to the bridle? REV VIBES pic.twitter.com/r8h23dCI7x
— Bob the builder (@dont_stop_ever) April 25, 2024
Today we had black and white horses riderless in the City of London, and BIG BEN was stuck at 9 0 clock, and chimed 11 times....so much predictive programming here. in the Movie London has fallen we have Big Ben and Parliament blowing up, and the movie 28 days later, we had .... pic.twitter.com/nbQw6z6RJM
— FQxMuldersGhost2 (@DuncanCamp38543) April 24, 2024
I'm not a superstitious person but this is absolutely the sort of omen which ushers in 500 years of darkness suffering and strifehttps://t.co/ZLTxhpY0sL
— Harry Robertson (@aitchrobertson) April 24, 2024
A black horse and a white horse covered in blood running through central London? Thatās not a funny occurrence, thatās an OMEN my guy https://t.co/FU85qzYeCT
— Boccaccio āŗ (@Bocc_accio) April 24, 2024
Netizens declared the events an āomenā and some even insinuated that the white horse covered in blood might be a sign that King Charles, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, is in serious trouble. One user wrote: āThis powerful imagery yesterday is Game of Thrones symbolic. In the old days, a riderless white horse (drenched here in its own blood) was news of a death coming. If true, the fact this is a Household Cavalry horse running through London doesnāt bode well for King Charles.ā
This powerful imagery yesterday is Game of Thrones symbolic
— Advocate For Britney (@TSBrit114) April 25, 2024
In the old days, a riderless white horse (drenched here in its own blood) was news of a death coming
If true, the fact this is a Household Cavalry horse running through London doesn't bode well for King Charles pic.twitter.com/VslFnwCtYW
Whether you believe in conspiracy theories or not, itās undeniable that Wednesday 24 April 2024 will go down in history as one hell of a chaotic day.