Man arrested outside UK parliament after report of person with knives – POLITICO

LONDON — A man has been arrested after reports of a person carrying knives outside the U.K. Houses of Parliament.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called at 2.01 p.m. Tuesday and detained a 34-year-old man on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, the London police force said in a statement.

The area around Carriage Gate — a prominent entrance to the Houses of Parliament — has been cordoned off. The police said no injuries had been reported.