Man sparks security alert at Parliament and gets tackled by police
1 December 2021, 16:37
A security alert was sparked at Parliament today after a man scaled a security fence before being detained by police.
An intruder was pinned down and detained by armed police after scaling a gate in front of the House of Commons.
Police dragged him to the ground shortly afterwards.
Just saw someone climb into Parliament.
— Elliot Keck (@ElliotKeck) December 1, 2021
Quickly tasered and guns immediately drawn.
Impressive performance from the police. pic.twitter.com/j82egmZv7y
A picture from the scene showed a suspect wearing a woolly hat, jeans and trainers getting arrested while police aimed their guns at him.
A man was later seen being put into the back of a police van.
The Met police said in a statement: Around 15:00hrs today, 1 December, a man was detained and arrested at Carriage Gates inside the Palace of Westminster on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site. The arrest is not terror related."
