London
After arrest at the palace: man in closed psychiatric ward
After the man’s arrest: police officers in front of Buckingham Palace in London. photo
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The incident caused a great deal of excitement: a man appeared in front of Buckingham Palace on Tuesday with a knife and cartridges. He is said to be mentally ill, it was said shortly after his arrest.
A man arrested with a knife outside Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday has been admitted to the closed psychiatric hospital. The 59-year-old had thrown cartridges over the palace fence and was carrying a knife.
His backpack was blown up with a controlled explosion as a precaution. The background to this was that he had advised the officers to handle the backpack with care during his arrest, according to a report by the British news agency PA.
The incident caused a great deal of excitement. However, the police quickly ruled out a terrorist background. The royal couple were not in the palace at the time.