Armed Man Busted at Buckingham Palace

Tried to get inside carrying knife
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 14, 2013 10:36 AM CDT
Armed Man Busted at Buckingham Palace
The queen, bottom center, Duke of Edinburgh, right, and Prince Imran of Malaysia, left, attend the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Baton relay launch ceremony at the Buckingham Palace, Oct. 9, 2013.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, pool)

A man carrying a knife tried to muscle his way into Buckingham Palace today but was stopped by police and arrested. He tried to get in through the everyday entrance to the right of the ceremonial central gates, the Daily Beast reports. The 44-year-old is now being held at a London police station, the Guardian notes. No one was hurt in the attempt, and the queen wasn't home. Just last month, another man was arrested after reportedly climbing over a fence to get in the palace, the BBC notes. (More Buckingham Palace stories.)

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