The man was brought down with a taser outside parliament, according to reports.
A man in his 30s was arrested near Parliament in London on Friday morning on suspicion of possessing a knife.
According to Joe Murphy, Political Editor of the London Evening Standard, the man was tasered by police officers after shouts of “knife, knife, knife” were heard close to the House of Commons.
https://twitter.com/JoeMurphyLondon/status/875659937799700484
https://twitter.com/JoeMurphyLondon/status/875660083929264128
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No injuries were reported and Scotland Yard do not believe that the incident is terror related.
https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk/status/875661757196509184