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| Armed police arrest man 'reaching for knife' outside gates of UK parliament (VIDEO) | Armed police arrest man 'reaching for knife' outside gates of UK parliament (VIDEO) |
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| British police have arrested a man suspected of carrying a knife outside the Palace of Westminster after he ran, shouting, towards one of the gates on Friday afternoon. | British police have arrested a man suspected of carrying a knife outside the Palace of Westminster after he ran, shouting, towards one of the gates on Friday afternoon. |
| A member of public reportedly shouted “knife, knife, knife,” according to one Sun reporter. | A member of public reportedly shouted “knife, knife, knife,” according to one Sun reporter. |
| Witnesses say the man, who is in his 30s, was shouting and running towards one of the main gates to parliament. | Witnesses say the man, who is in his 30s, was shouting and running towards one of the main gates to parliament. |
| The suspect was tasered before being pinning to the ground while officers pointed a gun at him. | The suspect was tasered before being pinning to the ground while officers pointed a gun at him. |
| "The man reached for a knife," police told Reuters. "Nobody was injured." | "The man reached for a knife," police told Reuters. "Nobody was injured." |
| The suspect was taken away in a police van. | The suspect was 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. | |
| "At this time it is too early to understand the motivation so we have not declared this a terrorist incident," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. | |
| "However given the location, the circumstances and recent tragic events, the MPS Counter Terrorism Command will be investigating this incident." | |
| "We remain open minded as to whether terrorism was a motive." | |
| The incident occurred at around 11.10am local time on Friday. | 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. | Traffic is flowing normally around Parliament and armed officers are patrolling the area, Reuters reports. |
| "You could tell he was suspicious, he was stood there fists clenched. He looked quite an angry geezer," Bradley Allen, 19, told Reuters. | "You could tell he was suspicious, he was stood there fists clenched. He looked quite an angry geezer," Bradley Allen, 19, told Reuters. |
| "We got seconds down the road and they had him on the floor, pinned. Police around him, telling everyone to move back." | "We got seconds down the road and they had him on the floor, pinned. Police around him, telling everyone to move back." |
| Another witness told Reuters: "There were about three or four policeman, one of them shouting at the crowd to get back. | Another witness told Reuters: "There were about three or four policeman, one of them shouting at the crowd to get back. |
| "The guy was on the ground on his front on the pavement alongside Parliament Square. They had him on the ground and were warning they would taze him again." | "The guy was on the ground on his front on the pavement alongside Parliament Square. They had him on the ground and were warning they would taze him again." |
| In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: “At 11:10hrs on Friday, 16 June, a man was detained near to the Palace of Westminster. | 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.” | “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. | 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, as initially reported, but public and staff were told to stay away. | The Mirror reports the Palace of Westminster had not been fully locked down, as initially reported, but public and staff were told to stay away. |
| The BBC says only the Carriage Gates entrance of Parliament was closed. | The BBC says only the Carriage Gates entrance of Parliament was closed. |