{UAH} Tourists watch in horror as armed police arrest man carrying a knife outside Buckingham Palace moments after Queen and Prince Philip drove past
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Tourists watch in horror as armed police arrest man carrying a knife outside Buckingham Palace moments after Queen and Prince Philip drove past
- Man with a knife was arrested on The Mall in central London this morning
- He was tackled by officers near Buckingham Palace and taken to police station
- Despite increased terror threat, police say the arrest is not terror-related
A man with a knife has been arrested by armed police outside Buckingham Palace as Scotland Yard steps up patrols amid an increased terror threat.
At least eight officers surrounded the man in the gardens next to St James's Park this morning ahead of the Queen's planned attendance at an event at St Paul's Cathedral.
The arrest came after Theresa May said a follow-up terror attack to the Manchesterbombing could be 'imminent', but Scotland Yard says they do not believe the incident is terror-related.
The arrest happened shortly before the Queen was driven from the palace for an engagement with the Duke of Edinburgh at St Paul's Cathedral.
A man with a knife was arrested by armed police outside Buckingham Palace this morning
Police on bikes, horseback and armed officers surrounded the man outside the palace today
They are attending a service to mark the centenary of the Order of the British Empire.
A Met Police spokesman said: 'A man has been arrested in The Mall, SW1 in possession of the knife.
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'Patrolling officers detained and arrested the man at 10:40am today. No one was injured. A knife was recovered.
'A man has been taken to a central London police station. The incident is not believed to be terrorist-related.'
The Met Police says it has increased patrols and searches in the capital in the wake of the suicide bombing which killed 22 in Manchester on Monday night.
The Changing of the Guard ceremony at Horse Guards Parade was cancelled today to free up police officers for the fight against terrorism.
An officer was seen holding what appeared to be a knife in a leather sheath after the arrest
The man was pinned to the ground by an officer who was patrolling the area on a bicycle
He was led away after a knife was put in an evidence bag, and is now being held nearby
Australian Gary Penglis was visiting London from Sydney with his partner Jan, when he saw officers pin the suspect to the ground and make a gesture to show the size of the knife recovered.
The 49-year-old flying instructor said: 'We had just gone to see the changing of the guard, but had been informed it had been cancelled for the day, we were walking around to 10 Downing Street.
'Then just behind the Queen Victoria monument the first thing I saw was officers holding a man down, around five had taken him down, I knew it was something of significance.
'A female officer called out to a colleague 'it's about this big' and held her arms out about a yard a part.
'I assumed it was knife at that stage. They held him down for a long time, it was about ten minutes, he wasn't resisting, he was quite subdued.'
The knife was put in a sealed tube by police and the man was marched away by officers
Tourists told of their concern after the man was pinned to the ground by officers this morning
Mr Penglis added: 'About five officers were holding him down, then around five female mounted police came to move people out of the way - about 30 yards down the street.
'There was a lot of yelling from the constables and when the members of the public heard that they started moving out the way.
'It was clear it was something quite serious, they cleared the area of people, everyone on the monument and the grass moved out of the way.
'They then took him away, handcuffed in a van and started searching the area and looking in bushes and long grass to see if he had dropped anything.'
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