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A man armed with a knife was arrested by police outside Buckingham Palace following a disturbance.A man armed with a knife was arrested by police outside Buckingham Palace following a disturbance.
Scotland Yard said two male officers suffered minor arm injuries when they detained him on Friday evening. Tourists reported the man behaving strangely in the Mall, in front of the Queen’s residence, and alerted police. Scotland Yard said two male officers suffered minor arm injuries when they detained the man believed to be in his mid 20s on Friday evening.
The two injured officers were treated by paramedics at the scene, but did not got to hospital. They were treated by paramedics at the scene, and both officers were taken to hospital for treatment.
The Queen was not in residence at the time, police said. The Queen was not in residence at the time, police confirmed.
Images posted online showed a heavy police presence outside the palace, with emergency vehicles packing out the road. Armed police were reported to be on the scene. Images posted online showed a heavy police presence outside the palace, with emergency vehicles filling the road. Armed police were reported to be at the scene.
Twitter user Amir Jan Malik wrote: “Stuck outside Buckingham palace with many armed police officers. Heavy rifles on display traffic at a halt.”Twitter user Amir Jan Malik wrote: “Stuck outside Buckingham palace with many armed police officers. Heavy rifles on display traffic at a halt.”
Witness Nicole Kyle was walking home when she saw armed police swoop on the scene and quickly put up a cordon. The 25-year-old consultant told the Press Association: “I was walking toward The Mall and St James’s Park when I saw police rush down toward the palace in great numbers. One witness described seeing the man wrestled from a car by police, having apparently driven his vehicle towards them.
“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. Kiana Williamson told the Press Association: “We turned up and there was one police van and one car. There was also a civilian’s car that had veered towards the police car.
“All we were told was that there’s been an incident. A few minutes later police came by to have us clear the area and move further away from the palace. We then saw that police had expanded the cordon. It looks like the cordon is continuing to expand.” “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. I saw one injured policeman with an injury to his arm, although it didn’t look severe. He was being tended to by another officer.
More to follow... “The man had been restrained and looked almost unconscious by the side of the road. I didn’t see the car driving, but the car had been left at the side of the road and an eye witness had said that he had driven towards the police car.”
The whole encounter lasted around one minute, she added.
The Metropolitan police said it was too early to know whether the incident was terror-related. It is understood that no members of the royal family were in Buckingham Palace at the time.
DS Guy Collings said: “A man in his mid-twenties has been arrested by police after they spotted a weapon inside his car. The quick and brave actions of both officers meant that the suspect was detained very quickly. No members of the public had any interaction with this individual at the scene. He will now be questioned by detectives in police custody.”
An American couple outside the palace, who did not give their names, said they saw a car being searched by officers.
Witness Nicole Kyle was walking home when she saw armed police swoop on the scene and quickly put up a cordon.
The 25-year-old consultant said: “I was walking toward the Mall and St James’s Park when I saw police rush down toward the palace in great numbers.
“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.”