Buckingham Palace: Man arrested after throwing suspected shotgun cartridges
Buckingham Palace
A report by BBC citing the police said thataman was arrested outside Buckingham Palaceon Tuesday (May 2)after throwing suspected shotgun cartridges into palace grounds.The area around the palace was cordoned offafter the man was detained by police at around 19:00 (local time).
The incident comes just four days before King Charles III’s coronation, with rehearsals for the procession scheduled to take place later in the evening. According to London'sMetropolitan Police, the man was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon.A controlled explosion was carried out as a precaution after an assessment from specialists, said the media report.
PoliceChief 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."
He added, "Officers remain at the scene and further enquiries are ongoing."
Meanwhile, acontrolled explosion was carried out as a precaution after an assessment from specialists, reported BBC. The police also said that the man approached the gates of Buckingham Palaceand threw a number of items including,suspected shotgun cartridges,into the grounds.
He was also "found to be in possession of a suspicious bag," said theMetropolitan Police, in a statement. It added, "At this time, we are not treating the matter as terror-related."
According to media reports, the King andQueen Consort were not at Buckingham Palace at the time of the incident. Officials at the Buckingham Palace are yet to comment. This comes as the Mallleading to thepalacehas been closed off to traffic in preparation for Saturday's coronation.
King Charles'coronationis the first to take place in Britain in 70 years and London isset to witnesshuge crowds, including thousands ofceremonial troops taking part in theprocession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.
Update:
According to the latest update, the roads have now been reopened and most of the cordons have been lifted.
(With inputs from agencies)
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