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Police injured outside Buckingham Palace Police injured outside Buckingham Palace
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Two police officers have been injured while arresting a man armed with a knife outside Buckingham Palace. Two police officers have been injured while arresting a man with a knife outside Buckingham Palace.
The officers were treated at the scene for minor arm injuries and were not taken to hospital, the Metropolitan Police said. Officers spotted a large knife in the man's car after he stopped it near a police vehicle, and went to arrest him.
The force said the man, who was stopped outside the royal grounds, has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assault. Police said the officers were treated at the scene for minor arm injuries but did not go to hospital, and the man was treated for minor injuries in hospital.
It is too early to know whether it was terror related, police said. The man, believed to be in his early 20s, was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assault.
The BBC understands no members of the Royal Family were in Buckingham Palace during the incident.The BBC understands no members of the Royal Family were in Buckingham Palace during the incident.
The Met would not comment on witness reports that a man was wrestled from a car by officers after appearing to drive his vehicle towards them. Det Supt Guy Collings said said the "quick and brave" actions of the officers meant that the suspect was detained very quickly, and that no members of the public had had any interaction with the man.
Kiana Williamson said: "They were trying to get the man out of the car, shouting, more police were arriving on to the scene and the man was fighting back." "He will now be questioned by detectives in police custody.
Another witness, Nicole Kyle, was walking home when she saw police head towards the palace. "It is too early in this investigation to speculate any further."
The 25-year-old said: "I was walking toward The Mall and St James's Park when I saw police rush down toward the palace in great numbers. Eye-witness Kiana Williamson said: "They were trying to get the man out of the car, shouting, more police were arriving on to the scene and the man was fighting back."
"As we got further down The Mall we saw armed police outside a police van, at which point we were able to walk closer to the palace still, where we were eventually stopped by a cordon.
"All we were told was that there's been an incident."
Natalie Wood wrote on Twitter: "Police still being called into Buckingham Palace. Everything on lockdown, heavily armed police seem calm."
A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said she would not comment on security issues.A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said she would not comment on security issues.
The area was sealed off by police, who remain at the scene and inquiries are ongoing.