Buckingham Palace is on lockdown after a person threw suspected shotgun cartridges on the bottom exterior the royal residence. 

The Metropolitan Police stated officers arrested a person round 7pm tonight after he approached the Palace gates, and threw a "number of items" within the residence grounds. 

They added that the objects have been recovered, and that the person is now in custody after he was additionally discovered to be in possession of a "suspicious bag". 

They stated: "Officers quickly detained a man at around 7pm on Tuesday, May 2, after he approached the gates of Buckingham Palace SW1 and threw a number of items - suspected to be shotgun cartridges - into the Palace grounds.

"These have been recovered and will probably be taken for specialist examination. There have been no reviews of any pictures fired, or any accidents.

"The man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and will be taken into custody.

"Cordons are in place after the person was additionally discovered to be in possession of a suspicious bag. Specialists are in attendance and can assess the merchandise."

Police later carried out a controlled explosion of the objects, the Met confirmed in a statement. 

The service said that it has placed cordons around the Palace after the man was "additionally discovered to be in possession of a suspicious bag".

Chief Superintendent Joseph McDonald, said: “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 enquiries are ongoing.”

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