Man arrested outside Buckingham Palace with suspected weapon
Published:Tuesday | May 2, 2023 | 8:22 PM
LONDON (AP) — London police said a controlled explosion was carried out as a precaution outside Buckingham Palace late Tuesday after a man was arrested there on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon.
The Metropolitan Police said officers arrested the man after he approached the palace gates and threw items suspected to be shotgun cartridges into the palace grounds.
A bag that police deemed suspicious was found in the suspect's possession, the police force said.
Police said the incident was not being treated as terrorism-related.
“Officers worked immediately to detain the man and he has been taken into police custody,” Chief Superintendent Joseph McDonald said in a statement.
“There have been no reports of any shots fired, or any injuries to officers or members of the public.”
King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, were not at Buckingham Palace at the time of the arrest.
Palace officials declined to comment, saying the incident was a police matter.
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