Police have carried out a controlled explosion and arrested a man outside of Buckingham Palace after he allegedly threw suspected shotgun cartridges onto palace grounds
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The man was arrested just after 7pm local time after he approached the gates of the palace and "threw a number of items", Metropolitan Police said. He was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon. Police say he was also found to be of possession of a suspicious bag. "Officers worked immediately to detain the man and he has been taken into police custody," Chief Superintendent Joseph McDonald said in a statement.
"There have been no reports of any shots fired, or any injuries to officers or members of the public.The incident came just days ahead of the coronation of King Charles III.
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