Shocking footage shows man holding six-inch knife to his throat before being tasered by police as he ran towards them wielding two blades during Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
- Metropolitan Police confirm taser was used in central London at 11:50am
- Photos show man holding knife to his throat during Changing of the Guard
- Queen and Prince Philip were at Sandringham Estate in Norfolk at the time
- Man arrested on suspicion of affray and has been taken to a police station
By
Mark Duell
PUBLISHED: 12:45, 3 February 2013 |
UPDATED: 19:18, 3 February 2013
A man was tasered by police today after holding a knife to his throat outside Buckingham Palace.
The dramatic incident saw the man brandish two knives in front of hundreds of terrified tourists watching the popular Changing of the Guard event at 11.50am outside the palace in central London.
The scene was cordoned off 30 yards from the palace gates and an ambulance was nearby. Two knives with six-inch blades and a pair of Nike high top trainers lay inside the cordoned-off area.
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