A man who was arrested outside Buckingham Palace has been detained under the Mental Health Act.
Police were called at around 19:00hrs on Tuesday, 2 May after a man approached the gates of the palace and threw a number of items, believed to be shotgun cartridges, into the grounds.
Officers responded and quickly detained a 59-year-old man who was found with a knife. He was not in possession of a firearm.
He was arrested on suspicion of possession of offensive weapon and taken into custody.
On Wednesday, 3 May he was detained under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital. He will remain on bail whilst receiving medical care.
Cordons were in place after the incident after the man was also found to be in possession of a bag. Specialists attended and a controlled explosion was conducted as a precaution.
There were no reported injuries and the incident is not being treated as terror-related.
