European Terror Attacks: Buckingham Palace on lockdown after officers attacked with 4ft sword

[WhitebeltXL]

Buckingham Palace was on lock-down on Friday night after a man with a knife was arrested for attacking 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.

It was too early to state whether the incident was terror related, the Metropolitan Police said.

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". Other witnesses said the weapon may have been a machete. 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.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/25/buckingham-palace-lockdown-man-sword-attacks-officer/

 

[bobgeese]

Big Ben is a pain in the ass to reset, let's just say it's not terrorism...

 

[WhitebeltXL]

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.

 

[DoomPatrol]

Hopefully it was one of these guys...

 

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Change thread title - there was also a machete attack in Brussels.

I wasn't lying when I said before that we just need one big "European sword/van attack" megathread.

 

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[WhitebeltXL]

To be fair to the BBC this Buckingham palace story is very recently developing and the details of the story are vague, it'd be hard to lead with it on the news at 10.

Can't believe I'm only just seeing reports of the Brussels attack in the UK media though.

 

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[IIIIIIII]

a gigantic civil war within europe is brewing. the 1930's have come back once more.

 

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a gigantic civil war within europe is brewing. the 1930's have come back once more.

I'd say it might become more sectarian in nature, like the Balkans.

Terrorist attacks against Muslims in European countries, although low and will still be outnumbered by terrorist attacks done by Muslims, will inevitably grow.

 

[WhitebeltXL]

No description of the London attacker yet, despite being detained several hours ago. I think we all know what that means.

 

[scoopj]

Attackbar'd an officer with a sword?!

 

[WhitebeltXL]

Attackbar'd an officer with a sword?!

Details still coming in, one witness reported the attacker having a sword but machete seems more likely.

 

[spin]

Prince Charles is tired of waiting and had just had enough