Man Arrested Outside Buckingham Palace After Shotgun Cartridges Thrown Over Fence

Man Arrested Outside Buckingham Palace After Shotgun Cartridges Thrown Over Fence
A police car outside Buckingham Palace in London on May 2, 2023. Ben Roberts-Haslam/PA via AP
Chris Summers
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Police arrested a man outside Buckingham Palace on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon after an incident on Tuesday night.

The Metropolitan Police said a man approached the gates of Buckingham Palace—the traditional home of the British monarch—at 7 p.m. and appeared to throw shotgun cartridges into the grounds of the palace.

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