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Buckingham Palace knifeman had 4ft sword and shouted 'Allahu Akbar', police reveal
A suspect deliberately drove a car at police outside Buckingham Palace and then "reached for a 4ft sword", the Metropolitan Police have said. Three officers were injured after tackling a man who drove a blue Toyota Prius at a marked police vehicle on Friday night. Heavy police presence outside Buckingham Palace on Friday evening Credit: Twitter Commander Dean Haydon, of the Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism branch, said: "Uniformed officers then confronted the driver of the vehicle and during that confrontation the driver reached for a four-foot sword that was in the passenger footwell. "CS gas was used as part of the arrest and during the struggle the individual repeatedly shouted the words Allahu Akbar." A 26-year-old man from the Luton area is in custody at a central London police station. In a message on Twitter, Prime Minister Theresa May said: "I want to thank the officers who acted quickly and bravely to protect the public last night, demonstrating the dedication and professionalism of our police." Buckingham Palace was in lockdown on Friday night after the 26-year-old man armed injured the police officers. The suspect was tackled by officers at the scene on the Mall and held on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assault on police. Early on Saturday morning the Metropolitan Police said the suspect had been further arrested under the Terrorism Act. "The man, stopped his car near a police vehicle outside the Mall roundabout," a police statement said. "Officers at the Mall spotted a large knife in his vehicle and went to arrest him. During the course of detaining the man, two male police officers suffered minor injuries to their arm." The Buckingham Palace attacker "reached for a 4ft sword" before officers arrested the 26-year-old man from Luton, the Met Police have said. Two officers sustained minor injuries as they restrained the suspect and were treated in hospital. They were later discharged. No other people were injured. The suspect was taken to a London hospital for treatment of minor injuries before being moved to a central London police station for questioning. Police said the man was arrested at the top of the Mall, close to the palace gates, in possession of a knife at around 8.35pm. The Queen was not in residence at the time of the security scare. She is at Balmoral Castle in Scotland and other senior members of the Royal family are also on holiday. It is understood that no members of the Royal family were in Buckingham Palace at the time. Buckingham Palace on Saturday morning Credit: Paul Grover for the Telegraph A Buckingham Palace spokesman said it did not comment on security issues. Witnesses said the man was removed from a car, having apparently driven his vehicle towards them. "We turned up and there was one police van and one car, there was also a civilian's car that had veered towards the police car," said Kiana Williamson. "They were trying to get the man out of the car, shouting, more police were arriving on to the scene and the man was fighting back. "I saw one injured policeman with an injury to his arm although it didn't look severe." The area was surrounded immediately by armed police and other security services and tourists were ushered away from the area. There were unconfirmed reports on social media that the man was carrying a sword or machete. Officers are on scene at the Mall o/s Buckingham Palace. A man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH and assault on police— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) August 25, 2017 Leonardi Paoli, wrote on Twitter: “Buckingham Palace in lockdown. Man with a sword attacked an officer.” He claimed that he had overheard police talking about a “sword attack”, although police would only confirm that the man had a knife. The police response to the incident was rapid, and the area was soon secured by dozens of officers and police vehicles. “Stuck outside Buckingham Palace with many armed police officers. Heavy rifles on display traffic at a halt,” said Amir Jan Malik. The Buckingham Gate and Wellington Arch entrances to the palace were sealed off last night and several pairs of armed officers were seen stationed at checkpoints around the palace. Birdcage Walk and The Mall - the roads running around St James's Park - were closed. Buckingham Palace on Saturday morning Credit: Paul Grover for the Telegraph Europe is on high alert following a spate of recent terror attacks. A terror cell launched an attack on Barcelona's famed Las Ramblas street last Wednesday, and at a nearby seaside town, leaving 14 people dead. Last night in Brussels, a man armed with a machete attacked a group of soldiers. He has shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the attack, officials said. He was shot dead at the scene, while the two soldiers were not seriously injured. Belgian officials said they had "neutralised" the man and that the "situation is under control". There have been several terror attacks in Britain this year alone. In March, a terrorist drove a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, killing four people. Khalid Masood then ran into the grounds of the Palace of westminster, where he fatally stabbed an unarmed police officer. He was shot dead by an armed officer. A concert by pop star Ariana Grande in Manchester was attacked by a terrorist in May. Suicide bomber, Salman Ramadan Abedi, detonated a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb at the entrance to the concert, leaving 23 adults and children dead and 250 injured. In June, three terrorists in a van drove into pedestrians on London Bridge. They then ran to Borough Market, where they stabbed people enjoying their evening out. In total eight people were killed. The three terrorists were shot dead by police. Buckingham palace in lockdown. Man with a sword attacker an officer. #londonattackpic.twitter.com/N8N0bBre4F— Leonardo Paoli (@leonardo_paoli) August 25, 2017 10:18PM Suspect was 'wrestled from a car', PA reports One witness described seeing the man wrestled from a car by police having apparently driven his vehicle towards them. Kiana Williamson told the Press Association: "We turned up and there was one police van and one car, there was also a civilian's car that had veered towards the police car. "They were trying to get the man out of the car, shouting, more police were arriving on to the scene and the man was fighting back. "I saw one injured policeman with an injury to his arm although it didn't look severe. "He was being tended to by another officer. "The man had been restrained and looked almost unconscious by the side of the road. "I didn't see the car driving but the car had been left at the side of the road and an eye witness had said that he had driven towards the police car." The whole encounter lasted around one minute, she added. 9:25PM Two officers injured Two police officers suffered minor injuries during the course of detaining the man— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) August 25, 2017 9:24PM Man arrested on suspicion of GBH Officers are on scene at the Mall o/s Buckingham Palace. A man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH and assault on police— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) August 25, 2017 9:18PM There is a heavy police presence outside the palace Something is going on outside #buckinghampalace so many police arriving pic.twitter.com/eYJEsXcK8F— Kiana Williamson (@kianaelisewills) August 25, 2017
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India detains hundreds, cancels more than 300 trains after deadly 'godman' protests
By Cathal McNaughton PANCHKULA, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities have arrested hundreds of people and canceled more than 300 trains passing through two northern states after at least 29 people were killed in violent protests following the conviction of a self-styled 'godman'. Security forces were on "standby" outside the spiritual leader's headquarters where some 10,000 followers remained holed up, the Director General of Police in Haryana state, Baljit Singh Sandhu, told India Today news station. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the head of a social welfare and spiritual group with a wide following in Punjab and Haryana states, was found guilty on Friday of raping two followers in a case dating back to 2002 at the headquarters of his Dera Sacha Sauda group in the northern town of Sirsa.
More than a thousand turn Philippine funeral to protest against war on drugs
By Erik De Castro and Andrew R.C. Marshall MANILA (Reuters) - More than a thousand people attended a funeral procession on Saturday for a Philippine teenager slain by police last week, turning the march into one of the biggest protests yet against President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs. The death of Kian Loyd delos Santos has drawn widespread attention to allegations that police have been systematically executing suspected users and dealers - a charge the authorities deny. Nuns, priests and hundreds of children, chanting "justice for Kian, justice for all" joined the funeral cortege as it made its way from a church to the cemetery where the 17-year-old was buried.
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