The 59-year-old had thrown cartridges over the palace fence and was carrying a knife.
A man held at knifepoint outside Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday has been admitted to a closed psychiatric hospital. The 59-year-old had thrown cartridges over the palace fence and was carrying a knife. His backpack was blown up in a precautionary controlled explosion.
The background to this is that he had advised officers during his arrest to handle the backpack with care, according to a report by British news agency PA on Thursday. The incident caused great commotion. However, police quickly ruled out a terrorist background. The royal couple were not at the palace at the time.
(APA/dpa)