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Man Arrested In Whitehall After Knife Incident
Topic Started: Apr 27 2017, 10:06 AM (50 Views)
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....monitoring reports of an incident at Whitehall in central London....
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A man has been arrested after an incident in Whitehall, near Parliament, police have said. A witness described seeing two knives on the ground, one of which he described as a large bread knife.

A Metropolitan Police statement said there were no injuries.
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--Metropolitan Police says officers are dealing with an incident on Whitehall near Downing Street and a man has been arrested (Sky News Newsdesk, 27 April 2017)

--Officers are on the scene at Whitehall #Westminster. More info as we get it (Metropolitan Police, 27 April 2017)
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--Man who had 'backpack of knives' currently held by two police officers just next to HMRC on Whitehall (Daily Telegraph, 27 April 2017)
-Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/27/armed-police-westminster-arrest-man-backpack-knives/
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--Whitehall / Parliament Street is closed northbound due to a police incident. Expect long delays and use other routes. (Transport for London Traffic News - 27 April 2017)
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(Daily Telegraph) 'It looks like a knife'
--Our reporter Kate McCann, who is part of our team based in Westminster, reports: A police forensics officer is taking pictures of a backpack and what looks like it could be a knife on a traffic island in the middle of Whitehall.

The crossing has been sealed off as has the side of the road towards Trafalgar Square.

Armed police are guarding the scene and keeping people back but they don't seem to be concerned that the backpack may contain anything like a bomb as officers are walking around the area.

Witnesses are reported to have seen a man take a knife out of his backpack.

The man is currently being held by two police officers just next to HMRC on Whitehall.
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(Daily Telegraph) Suspect did not struggle
--More from Kate McCann: The man who is currently being detained by police officers, thought to be the man who owned the backpack, is dressed in black and looks calm. He is not struggling.

Two men who were in the HMRC building say they were about to leave when an announcement was made over the tannoy saying the exit onto Whitehall was closed.

They left by another exit and tried to walk up Whitehall but were blocked by plainclothes officers who closed off the street with tape.

They say "officers then descended from everywhere, really quickly" and detained the man currently being held.

They didn't see him with the backpack.

Both said everything happened really fast and plainclothes police were on the scene within minutes.
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--Man arrested in Westminster. No reported injuries. More information to follow. (Metropolitan Police, 27 April 2017)
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(Daily Telegraph) Face of the suspect
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(Daily Telegraph) Incident treated as 'terrorism'
--Scotland Yard has released this statement confirming the incident is being treated as a suspected terror attack:

A man has been arrested in Whitehall this afternoon, at approximately 14:22, following a stop and search as part of an ongoing operation. The man was arrested in Parliament Street, junction with Parliament Square, by armed officers from the Met’s Specialist Firearms Command.

The man, aged in his late twenties, was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism.Knives have been recovered from him. He is being detained under the Terrorism Act and is in custody in a south London police station.

Detectives from the Counter Terrorism Command are continuing their investigation, and as a result of this arrest there is no immediate known threat.
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(Daily Telegraph) Forensics at the scene
--Police forensics officers scour the scene for clues....

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--Thanks to all officers who dealt swiftly & professionally with the incident in Whitehall. The Met Commissioner has briefed me on the arrest. (Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London - 27 April 2017)
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(Sky News) Downing Street spokesman said: "This is an ongoing police operation and we are monitoring it. The Prime Minister has been informed by officials and she will be updated, as usual for incidents like this."
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(Daily Telegraph) The latest security incident comes after Westminster was put on a heightened state of alert following a major terror attack just over a month ago.

Security in the area has been noticeably more high profile since Khalid Masood killed four people by ramming them with his car on Westminster Bridge before stabbing to death Pc Keith Palmer just inside the grounds of Parliament on March 22.

In the aftermath of the assault, authorities have reviewed how to keep the area as safe as possible.

Armed police officers have been more visible patrolling the Palace of Westminster since the attack, which also left Masood dead from gunshot injuries.
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(Daily Telegraph) 'I saw arrest happen'
--A French tourist, who was in New York on 9/11 and was visiting London with her daughter, saw the arrest happen. The witness, who declined to be named, said: "I was here half an hour ago. We just saw the man arrested and that's all. He was very calm. I think they got him on the ground, then they stood him up against the wall.

"There were lots of policemen. The road was blocked.

"We didn't stay here, we just moved because I was a bit afraid because of my daughter.

"We saw the helicopter was here so we came back to see what was going on.

"I was in New York on September 11, so I am a bit scared of these things and being in the wrong place at the wrong moment."
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