Blast Heard Outside Buckingham Palace as Man Arrested, Controlled Explosion Carried Out
A man was arrested outside Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, May 2, after allegedly throwing suspected shotgun cartridges into palace grounds, police said.
The Metropolitan Police said a controlled explosion was conducted as a precaution.
The man was arrested around 7 pm on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon after he was searched and a knife was found. Police said they are not treating the matter as terror-related.
In this footage, an explosion is heard, surprising the recorder.
The arrest came four days before the coronation of King Charles III, which will be attended by other royals and world leaders. A rehearsal for the coronation was taking place on Tuesday evening, according to the palace. Credit: Chris Chandler via Storyful
Video transcript
- (SINGING) [INAUDIBLE] the King, we were fighting alone. Baby, you're not--
[EXPLOSION]
What in the [MUTED] was that? What the [MUTED] was that? Look.
The gun salute, I think. It scared the [MUTED] out of me. Sorry, excuse the language, ladies and gentlemen.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
- What's happened?
(SINGING) [INAUDIBLE] the King, we were fighting [INAUDIBLE]. Baby, you're not--
[EXPLOSION]
What in the [MUTED] was that? What the [MUTED] was that? Look.
The gun salute, I think. It scared the [MUTED] out of me. Sorry, excuse the language, ladies and gentlemen.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
- What's happened?
(SINGING) [INAUDIBLE] the King, we were fighting [INAUDIBLE]. Baby, you're not--
[EXPLOSION]
What in the [MUTED] was that? What the [MUTED] was that? Look.
The gun salute, I think. It scared the [MUTED] out of me. Sorry, excuse the language, ladies and gentlemen.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
- What's happened?
