A few days before the coronation. According to the police, the incident was not initially classified as a terrorist act.
A few days before the coronation of King Charles III (74) There was an arrest and a controlled explosion near Buckingham Palace. According to police, a man approached the palace gate on Tuesday night and threw objects onto the palace grounds.
Believed to be shotgun shells. A suspicious bag he was carrying was detonated in a controlled manner. Nobody is hurt.
The area has been cordoned off. “There were no reports of shootings or injuries to officers or the public,” a police spokesman said. The officers arrested the man immediately.
Just before the coronation
The incident comes just days before a royal mega-event in central London and is set to raise tensions among security officials. King Charles and his wife are set to become queen on Saturday Camila (75) ride in a carriage procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and be crowned there. Then he too should return to the palace by carriage. Tens of thousands of onlookers are expected along the route. Police are on a large scale to ensure safety.
With crossbow in Queen Elizabeth II’s bedroom
This isn’t the first time gunmen have tried to enter British royal palaces. On Christmas Day 2021, a man gained access to the grounds of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow. According to his own statements, he wanted to kill Queen Elizabeth II, who had meanwhile died. The Queen and other members of the royal family were in the castle at the time. A policeman stopped the masked man. The man was convicted of high treason, among other things. The sentence is still pending.
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