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| Man with 4ft sword arrested in Buckingham Palace terrorist incident shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ – police | |
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| London Police say the man who attempted a sword attack outside Buckingham Palace repeatedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” before he was taken down by officers with pepper spray. | |
| The Metropolitan Police confirmed that Friday’s events outside the palace of the British monarchy is being treated as a terrorist incident. | |
| The altercation unfolded just after 8:30pm when a man driving a blue Toyota Prius was confronted by officers in a restricted area on Constitution Hill. | |
| The driver of the vehicle is alleged to have reached for a four-foot sword before he managed to be immobilized by police using CS spray. Three Metropolitan police officers received minor injuries during the incident. | |
| A 26-year-old man from the Luton area has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, and is being held on terrorist charges, according to a Met Police statement. | |
| “Officers from the Counter Terrorism Command are now investigating and searches are being carried out in the Luton area today [Saturday],” said Commander Dean Haydon, of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. | |
| “We believe the man was acting alone and we are not looking for other suspects at this stage. While we cannot speculate on what the man was intending to do - this will be determined during the course of the investigation - it is only right that we investigate this a terrorist incident at this time.” | |
| READ MORE: Knifeman detained in suspected terrorist attack near Buckingham Palace, 2 officers hurt | |
| The terrorist threat in the UK remains high, following three major attacks in London and Manchester recently. | |
| In June, eight people were killed and scores more injured when a van was deliberately driven into pedestrians on London Bridge. The three perpetrators fled into Borough Market, Southwark to carry out a stabbing spree where they were later shot dead by armed police. | |
| READ MORE: ‘Stabbed 15 times as she begged for help’: How London Bridge attack unfolded |