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| Armed police arrest man suspected of carrying knife outside gates of UK parliament | |
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| UK police have arrested a man suspected of carrying a knife outside the Palace of Westminster. | |
| A member of public reportedly shouted “knife, knife, knife,” according to one Sun reporter. There are some reports the man was tasered. | |
| The incident occurred at around 11.10am local time on Friday. | |
| Traffic is flowing normally around Parliament and armed officers are patrolling the area, Reuters reports. | |
| In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: “At 11:10hrs on Friday, 16 June, a man was detained near to the Palace of Westminster. | |
| “The man - aged in his 30s - was arrested on suspicion of possession of a knife. There are no reports of any injuries” | |
| Ben Glaze, a political reporter from the Daily Mirror says he saw police take some items from the floor around the suspect. | |
| The Mirror reports the Palace of Westminster had not been fully locked down but public and staff have been told to stay away. The BBC says only the Carriage Gates entrance of Parliament has been closed. | |
| The incident is not thought to be terrorism related. | |
| The suspect has been taken away in a police van. | |
| Police are on high alert after a terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge on March 22. | |
| Khalid Masood killed six people including a police officer in a joint vehicle and knife attack. | |
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