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| Man believed to be carrying a knife arrested outside parliament | |
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| A man believed to have been carrying a knife has been arrested by armed police outside the gates of parliament. | |
| Eyewitnesses said a large number of police responded to the incident and the gates, where the Westminster Bridge attacker killed a police officer, were quickly closed. | Eyewitnesses said a large number of police responded to the incident and the gates, where the Westminster Bridge attacker killed a police officer, were quickly closed. |
| A man wearing a grey hoodie was being detained by three officers, with four or five other armed officers patrolling the area nearby. A police van and ambulance was also stationed nearby. | A man wearing a grey hoodie was being detained by three officers, with four or five other armed officers patrolling the area nearby. A police van and ambulance was also stationed nearby. |
| Eyewitnesses said the man had been Tasered after shouts of “knife, knife, knife” but that has not yet been independently verified. | Eyewitnesses said the man had been Tasered after shouts of “knife, knife, knife” but that has not yet been independently verified. |
| Metal barriers were quickly put in place along the front of the Houses of Parliament, blocking public access to the pavement in front of the building. | Metal barriers were quickly put in place along the front of the Houses of Parliament, blocking public access to the pavement in front of the building. |
| Metropolitan police said in a statement: “At 11.10am on Friday 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.” | Metropolitan police said in a statement: “At 11.10am on Friday 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.” |
| Man detained outside Parliament pic.twitter.com/gYsuefaHRd | Man detained outside Parliament pic.twitter.com/gYsuefaHRd |
| Man arrested outside Houses of Parliament. Pavement cleared, lots of police. Traffic still passing pic.twitter.com/7tcfZeLPaG | Man arrested outside Houses of Parliament. Pavement cleared, lots of police. Traffic still passing pic.twitter.com/7tcfZeLPaG |
| Something appears to be happening at Palace gates in Westminster, scores of police pic.twitter.com/DLZaHuAWki | Something appears to be happening at Palace gates in Westminster, scores of police pic.twitter.com/DLZaHuAWki |
| Best picture I could get, police were shouting at us to get back pic.twitter.com/WOtc8wpku5 | Best picture I could get, police were shouting at us to get back pic.twitter.com/WOtc8wpku5 |
| More details soon ... | More details soon ... |