Man arrested after ‘shotgun cartridges thrown into grounds of Buckingham Palace’
A
man has been arrested outdoors Buckingham Palace after throwing suspected shotgun cartridges into the palace grounds, police mentioned.
The Metropolitan Police mentioned he was detained at round 7pm on Tuesday after he approached the palace’s gates in central London and threw quite a few objects.
The man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon and cordons are in place after he was discovered with a “suspicious bag”, the power added.
A managed explosion was performed as a precaution, Scotland Yard mentioned, and the detonation was heard stay on GB News.
There have been no studies of any pictures fired, or any accidents to officers or members of the general public
Neither the King nor the Queen Consort have been at Buckingham Palace on the time of the incident.
The objects thrown into the palace grounds “have been recovered and will be taken for specialist examination”, the Met mentioned.
Police say they don’t seem to be at present treating the incident as terror-related.
It is known it’s being handled as an remoted psychological well being incident.
Chief Superintendent Joseph McDonald mentioned: “Officers worked immediately to detain the man 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 remain at the scene and further inquiries are ongoing.”
Buckingham Palace declined to remark and mentioned the incident was a matter for the Met Police.
A hoop of metal is predicted within the capital for Charles’s coronation at Westminster Abbey on Saturday.
Policing minister Chris Philp has described it as a “huge policing operation”, and heads of state and overseas royals from all over the world are set to journey to the UK.