Man With Knife Confronts London Police, Is Arrested

Man With Knife Confronts London Police, Is Arrested
Metropolitan Police vehicle in London, on April 15, 2022. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images)
The Associated Press
4/19/2022
Updated:
4/19/2022

LONDON—British police say a 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he confronted military police in central London with a knife.

The Metropolitan Police force says no one was injured in the Monday morning incident, which is not being treated as terrorism.

Police say a man armed with a knife confronted two Ministry of Defense Police officers at Horse Guards Parade, a military parade ground surrounded by government buildings that is close to Parliament and the prime minister’s official residence.

Police officers used a Taser and restrained the suspect, the force said. He was being held at a London police station on suspicion of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon.