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Armed police forces guard the entrance of Buckingham Palace in London today.
Image: Frank Augstein/AP/Press Association Images
Armed police forces guard the entrance of Buckingham Palace in London today.
Image: Frank Augstein/AP/Press Association Images
A MAN HAS been arrested after a security breach at Buckingham Palace, the Metropolitan Police have said.
Officers arrested a 22-year-old man from Croydon on suspicion of trespassing after he climbed over a security fence at the palace at about 4.15am today.
He was seen by officers who were monitoring CCTV and arrested within a security perimeter.
Police said the man “had been drinking”. They said he was not armed and did not gain access to the palace, adding that officers did not deploy a Taser.
The man is currently in custody at a central London police station. Police said the breach is not believed to be terrorism-related.
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