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Man arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife outside parliament in London

Published 12:07 16 Jun 2017 BST

Updated 12:16 16 Jun 2017 BST

Conor Heneghan
Man arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife outside parliament in London

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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 https://twitter.com/JoeMurphyLondon/status/875660847087063040 No injuries were reported and Scotland Yard do not believe that the incident is terror related. https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk/status/875661757196509184

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