UK Police Arrest Second Suspect After Buckingham Palace Attack

UK Police Arrest Second Suspect After Buckingham Palace Attack
A police officer patrols within the grounds of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain August 26, 2017. (Reuters/Paul Hackett)
Reuters
8/27/2017
Updated:
8/27/2017

LONDON—British police announced on Sunday a second arrest in connection with an assault on three police officers by a man armed with a four-foot sword outside London’s Buckingham Palace on Friday.

A 30-year-old man was arrested at an address in West London on suspicion of being “involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism,” police said.

A man deliberately drove at a police van close to the Queen’s official residence in London late on Friday and was detained by three police officers, who sustained minor injuries.

A 26-year-old arrested at the scene remains in custody after a warrant for his detention until Sept. 1 was granted, the police said.

By Paul Sandle