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Buckingham Palace: Knife-carrying would-be intruder held Man charged with Buckingham Palace intrusion
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A 44-year-old man who was carrying a knife has been arrested after he tried to enter Buckingham Palace, Scotland Yard has said. A 44-year-old man has been charged with trespass and possession of a knife after being arrested at Buckingham Palace, police have said.
It said the man tried to enter via the palace's north centre gate at about 11:30 BST but was stopped immediately. David Belmar appears in custody before West London magistrates' on Tuesday.
He was arrested on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site and possessing an offensive weapon and was taken to a London police station Scotland Yard said a man had tried to enter via the palace's north centre gate at about 11:30 BST on Monday.
Buckingham Palace said the Queen was not at home at the time. The man was arrested and taken to a London police station. Buckingham Palace said the Queen was not at home at the time of the incident.
The police said in a statement that the knife was found after the man was searched, adding that no-one was injured during the incident. The police said in a statement that the knife was found after the man was searched, adding that no one was injured during the incident.
The north centre gate is the one furthest to the right in the commonest view of the palace (looking from the Victoria Memorial). It is the entrance to the palace which is in everyday use. The north centre gate is the one furthest to the right in the commonest view of the palace, looking from the Victoria Memorial. It is the entrance to the palace that is in everyday use.
The incident follows the arrest last month of a man on suspicion of burglary, trespass and criminal damage after police said he had scaled a fence to get into Buckingham Palace.The incident follows the arrest last month of a man on suspicion of burglary, trespass and criminal damage after police said he had scaled a fence to get into Buckingham Palace.
A second man was arrested outside the palace on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary. A second man was arrested outside the palace on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary. Both remain on police bail.
Both remain on police bail.Security at the palace has been breached on a number of occasions, most famously by Michael Fagan in 1982 when he broke into the Queen's bedroom. Security at the palace has been breached on a number of occasions, most famously by Michael Fagan in 1982 when he broke into the Queen's bedroom.