A person has been arrested exterior Buckingham Palace after throwing what’s suspected to be shotgun cartridges into palace grounds, police have mentioned.
A precautionary managed explosion was carried out exterior the palace, with the person held on suspicion of the possession of an offensive weapon, Metropolitan Police mentioned.
Officers mentioned that after a search, a knife was discovered on him however that he didn’t possess a gun.
Cordons had been additionally put up after the person was discovered with a suspicious bag on him, police added. They have now been taken down.
He was detained as safety preparations had been underneath approach for the King’s coronation on Saturday.
Buckingham Palace confirmed neither the King or his spouse, the Queen Consort, had been on the palace on the time of the incident.
The man had allegedly approached the palace gates, threw the objects over after which was arrested at round 7pm.
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The objects “have been recovered and will be taken for specialist examination”, the police mentioned.
The occasion isn’t at the moment being handled as terror-related – as an alternative it’s understood to be an remoted psychological well being incident.
Metropolitan Police’s Chief Superintendent Joseph McDonald mentioned: “Officers labored instantly to detain the person and he has been taken into police custody.
“There have been no reports of any shots fired, or any injuries to officers or members of the public.
“Officers stay on the scene and additional enquiries are ongoing.”
Source: information.sky.com”