Suspected Terrorist Arrested Outside Buckingham Palace

A man arrested outside Buckingham Palace on Friday night was brandishing a 4ft sword as he repeatedly shouted “Allahu Akbar”, police say. Dean Haydon, head of counter-terrorism at Scotland Yard, said the man drove at a police vehicle before stopping and being confronted by three officers.Three unarmed officers were injured – two receiving cuts to their hands – while detaining the man just after 8.30pm on Friday. UK Police are treating the incident as suspected terrorism. No members of the Royal Family were in Buckingham Palace, which is the Queen’s official London residence, at the time.