Buckingham Palace in lockdown after 'man with sword' attacks officer
Buckingham Palace in lockdown after 'man with sword' attacks officer (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/25/buckingham-palace-lockdown-man-sword-attacks-officer/)
HM and members of royals family is not in palace!!
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Police officers attacked near Buckingham Palace as man held
Police officers attacked near Buckingham Palace as man held (http://news.sky.com/story/man-held-near-buckingham-palace-after-two-police-officers-attacked-11005613)
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Buckingham Palace on LOCKDOWN after knifeman attacks police outside Royal residence
Buckingham Palace on LOCKDOWN after man attacks police outside Royal residence | UK | News | Express.co.uk (http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/845992/Buckingham-palace-sword-attack-Queen-Elizabeth-II-royal-family-police-London-UK-latest)
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Police attacked outside Buckingham Palace
Police attacked outside Buckingham Palace - BBC News (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41055985)
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The Telegraph on Twitter: "Police say a man was stopped outside Buckingham Palace in possession of a knife and two officers suffered minor injuries (https://twitter.com/telegraph/status/901181598728585216)
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Sky News on Twitter: "Met Police says officers are on scene at the Mall outside #BuckinghamPalace; man arrested on suspicion of GBH and assault on (https://twitter.com/skynews/status/901177266071318534)
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ABC News on Twitter: "JUST IN: Man arrested near Buckingham Palace for allegedly assaulting police; 2 police officers injured, police say. (https://twitter.com/abc/status/901179027423100929)
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Man arrested outside Queen Elizabeth's London home
http://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/12017082523615/man-arrested-outside-buckingham-palace
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BREAKING NEWS: Buckingham Palace on lockdown as police arrest man after two officers are 'attacked with a sword' in front of terrified tourists
Buckingham Palace on lockdown after 'attacker with sword' | Daily Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4824420/Man-armed-sword-attacks-police-officer.html)
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"No royals are in residence at the palace, with the Queen currently on her annual Scottish holiday in Balmoral"
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Man detained outside Buckingham Palace after attack on police
Man held near Buckingham Palace after attack on police - CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/europe/buckingham-palace-incident/index.html)
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Man arrested outside Buckingham Palace, 2 officers injured: police
Man arrested outside Buckingham Palace, 2 officers injured: police - CBS News (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/buckingham-palace-knife-arrest-officers-injured/)
Don't fret that lot will be fine. Worry about the people on the street more.
Poor poor police in the world's major cities, with terrorists, and anti social drunks, ice addicts and the criminally insane running around causing havoc every day.
I agree
@Curryong. They really are under siege in recent years dealing with more than ever. :(
Buckingham Palace suspect 'was armed with 4ft sword'
Buckingham Palace suspect 'was armed with 4ft sword' (http://news.sky.com/story/buckingham-palace-suspect-was-armed-with-4ft-sword-11006212)
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Buckingham Palace suspect with 4ft sword shouted 'Allahu Akbar'
Buckingham Palace suspect with 4ft sword shouted 'Allahu Akbar' | UK news | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/26/buckingham-palace-attacker-had-a-4ft-sword-police-say)
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Suspect 'reached for a 4ft sword' outside Buckingham Palace
Suspect 'reached for a 4ft sword' outside Buckingham Palace - ITV News (http://www.itv.com/news/2017-08-25/buckingham-palace-police-officers-injured-attack/)
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Buckingham Palace suspect was brandishing 4ft sword, police say
Buckingham Palace suspect was brandishing 4ft sword, police say - BBC News (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41055985)
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Second arrest over Buckingham Palace 'terror incident'
Second arrest over Buckingham Palace 'terror incident' - BBC News (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41066529)
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Second man arrested over Buckingham Palace terror alert
Second man arrested over Buckingham Palace terror alert (http://news.sky.com/story/second-man-arrested-over-buckingham-palace-terror-alert-11008386)
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Second man arrested over Buckingham Palace 'terror incident'
Second man arrested over Buckingham Palace 'terror incident' - ITV News (http://www.itv.com/news/2017-08-27/second-man-arrested-over-buckingham-palace-terror-incident/)
Thank you for providing the articles @sara8150 for this story and so many others. :friends: With BP's entrance and the nearby parks being popular tourist sites, I can see why this individual chose to carry out his assault there. When we recently visited we were aware that the area is monitored by CC tv, patrolled by the police and that there were military barracks close by. However it was a less obvious public security display than what we saw in Italy the year before where nearly every large tourist site in Florence and Rome was being patrolled by army units with very large assault weapons. The only place in the UK where we saw them on police was in front of the entrance to Number 10 Downing street. I also noticed that the street entrance has been closed off by a very large and secure looking fence/gate. I contrasted that image from the last time I'd visited thirty years ago when that street had two police officers and a pair of wooden saw horses as barriers. During that time the greater threat was from the IRA.
Question for those living outside the U.S. Are your police typically armed with a service revolver while on patrol? Does your nation rely upon CC tv to monitor public safety and have armed units waiting? (I am aware that police in the UK are typically not armed while on patrol which is very different from the U.S.)
wel I'm irish and our police are unarmed just as the UK police are unarmed.