Buckingham Palace suspect was brandishing 4ft sword, police say

A person arrested out of doors buckingham palace on friday night time turned into brandishing a 4ft sword as he again and again shouted "allahu akbar", police say.
Dean haydon, head of counter-terrorism at scotland yard, said the person drove at a police vehicle earlier than stopping and being faced by using three officers.
Cs gasoline turned into used to "speedy" restrain the 26-12 months-old, from the luton vicinity, who's now in custody, cdr haydon stated.
The 3 unarmed westminster cops received minor accidents.
Two of them have been taken to medical institution after receiving cuts to their fingers and forearms.
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High minister theresa may additionally tweeted to praise the officials for acting "speedy and bravely", and mayor of london sadiq khan thanked the officials for "making sure that not a unmarried member of the general public was injured".
Counter-terror police are investigating after the person become arrested on suspicion of grievous physical damage and attack, and below the terrorism act.
No contributors of the royal own family had been in buckingham palace, that's the queen's authentic london house, on the time.
The incident happened outside the mall roundabout near spur avenue - which runs alongside the nook of the palace grounds - at about 20:35 bst on friday, police said.


Media captionvideo captures the police arriving on the scene
A man drove a blue toyota prius into a constrained region near the palace and "deliberately drove at a marked police vehicle and stopped in the front of it", cdr haydon stated.
While police faced the person, he reached for a 4ft (122cm) sword in the passenger footwell of the car.
Cdr haydon stated the battle become "speedy introduced beneath manipulate" and that they're treating it as an remoted incident.
"it become speedy declared a terrorist incident last night," he said.
The met is now investigating the suspect's history and is carrying out searches in the luton region.


Media captioncommander dean haydon recounts friday's incident in london
Eye-witness kiana williamson said: "we grew to become up and there was one police van and one automobile; there was also a civilian's car that had veered closer to the police automobile.
"they have been trying to get the man out of the auto, shouting; more police were arriving on to the scene and the person become combating returned.
"i saw one injured policeman with an damage to his arm, although it didn't look severe.
"he turned into being tended to by using some other officer.
"the man were restrained and regarded nearly subconscious with the aid of the aspect of the street."
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The scene on friday night
Another passer-with the aid of, who did no longer need to be named, said her accomplice first of all notion he had seen a sword.
She instructed the press affiliation: "the police did not simply run as much as the automobile. There was some shouting previous to this; i couldn't let you know what, i was a piece panicked...
"my associate saw a sword, which i did not see, in addition to a policeman with blood on him, looking like his hand or chest was injured.
"the police officer had it in his hand, on foot away with it."
A palace spokesman stated summer season beginning hours and tours will pass ahead on saturday, adding that it will be "business as standard".