Police arrest man armed with knife at Buckingham Palace

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Buckingham Palace is seen in central London March 2, 2013.


Credit: Reuters/Olivia Harris








LONDON | Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:17am EDT





LONDON (Reuters) – British police arrested a man armed with a knife on Monday as he tried to gain entry to Buckingham Palace, the London residence of Queen Elizabeth.




The police arrested the 44-year-old man on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site and possessing an offensive weapon, a spokesman said. The man remains in custody at a London police station.




The incident came a month after police arrested two men over a break-in at the palace, in one of the most serious security breaches at the queen’s London residence in around 30 years.




(Reporting by Belinda Goldsmith, editing by Gareth Jones)





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Police arrest man armed with knife at Buckingham Palace