UK Parliament Reportedly on Lockdown After Man Cycles Through Security Gates - Photos
15:38 GMT 01.12.2021 (Updated: 15:24 GMT 28.05.2023)
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Back in 2017, a terrorist attack took place outside the Palace of Westminster, when a radical Islamist drove a car into pedestrians, killing four people and injuring over 50.
The UK Parliament has been placed on lockdown after a cyclist breached security at the gate in front of the House of Commons on Wednesday, the Daily Mail reported.
A photo from the scene has emerged on Twitter, showing the suspect being arrested by a policeman while other officers stand nearby aiming their guns at the man.
Just saw someone climb into Parliament.
— Elliot Keck (@ElliotKeck) December 1, 2021
Quickly tasered and guns immediately drawn.
Impressive performance from the police. pic.twitter.com/j82egmZv7y
Another image, shared by the same parliamentary staffer, Elliot Keck, shows the suspect being loaded into a police van.
And here he is having been loaded in after shouting about his wife slightly incoherently pic.twitter.com/UL90lrPuy2
— Elliot Keck (@ElliotKeck) December 1, 2021
The Metropolitan Police issued a statement, saying the incident is not being treated as a terrorist attack.
At around 15:00hrs today, 1 December, a man was detained and arrested at Carriage Gates inside the Palace of #Westminster on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site. The arrest is not terror related. pic.twitter.com/BoFkvF0AqJ
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) December 1, 2021
The entrance the suspect cycled through was the focus of the 2017 terrorist attack carried out by 52-year-old radical Islamist Khalid Masood in March of 2017. He killed four people and injured over 50 when he drove his car through pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and later forced his way through the Parliament gates and fatally stabbed unarmed police officer Keith Palmer, 48.
