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Man believed to be carrying a knife arrested outside parliament 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.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. Officers held the man on the ground at gunpoint at the entrance to New Palace Yard, the scene of a terrorist attack in March in which a police officer, PC Keith Palmer, was killed.
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. The suspect, wearing a grey hoodie and black trousers, was detained and searched by three officers by the railings in front of Carriage Gate, while four or five other officers patrolled the area nearby.
Eyewitnesses said the man had been Tasered after shouts of “knife, knife, knife” but that has not yet been independently verified. Witnesses told the Guardian the man had been Tasered. There were reports that officers shouted “knife, knife, knife”. The Guardian understands the incident is not believed to be terrorism-related.
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. After searching the man, officers carried away a plastic bag containing a belt and mobile phone and the suspect was led to a police van and driven away.
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.” 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. Tourists huddled by the barriers watching the search but were allowed to pass after about 45 minutes when the man had been led away and parliament’s gates were reopened.
Man detained outside Parliament pic.twitter.com/gYsuefaHRd The 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.”
Arrests being made outside New Palace Yard, whole pavement closed pic.twitter.com/cL8CKNfsfo
PICTURE: The arrested male as he was led away by police outside Parliament's Carriage Gates #Westminster pic.twitter.com/cdIq4Woj17
Man arrested outside Houses of Parliament. Pavement cleared, lots of police. Traffic still passing pic.twitter.com/7tcfZeLPaGMan 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
Best picture I could get, police were shouting at us to get back pic.twitter.com/WOtc8wpku5Best picture I could get, police were shouting at us to get back pic.twitter.com/WOtc8wpku5
More details soon ... The Commons Speaker, John Bercow, ordered a series of reviews of the security of the perimeter of the parliamentary estate after March’s attack, in which Khalid Masood killed Palmer after murdering four other people on Westminster Bridge. Parliamentary authorities are also examining the building’s incident management.
Extra security measures have been implemented on the bridge, including concrete barriers to protect pedestrians.
In an email to staff on Friday, the House of Commons authorities said: “We are aware of the earlier incident outside Carriage Gates. An individual has been arrested. The incident has now ended and access to the estate has returned to normal.”