Buckingham Palace: Man Arrested After 'Suspicious' Van Found

Cordons have been lifted.

A man in his early 30s was arrested near Buckingham Palace on Monday morning.

He was held on suspicion of a public order offence and roads surrounding the Queen’s residence were cordoned off.

Officers were called to the junction of Birdcage Walk and Spur Road at 7.51am amid reports of a “suspicious” white Ford Transit van.

Following assessment, the vehicle was deemed not to be suspicious, the cordon was lifted and traffic was allowed on affected roads. The man was taken to hospital under the Mental Health Act.

Area near Buckingham Palace cordoned off by police. They have concerns about a van abandoned near the Palace. #BREAKING pic.twitter.com/WnNTu2PO72

— Jonathan Swain (@SwainITV) April 9, 2018

#BREAKING Sniffer dogs arrive at Buckingham Palace Security alert. It’s looks like a transit style works van is the suspicious vehicle. pic.twitter.com/qYHGS4vynj

— Jonathan Swain (@SwainITV) April 9, 2018

I’m walking through green park and the police are telling everyone to get out, Buckingham palace is on lockdown and now I don’t know how to get to work😫

— Chris (@crizjenner) April 9, 2018

Green Park and Buckingham Palace on lockdown after man arrested and suspicious van found on Birdcage Walk. Atrocious weather too. #BuckinghamPalace pic.twitter.com/K3SEaFXClK

— Jon Collins ⚜️ (@joncollins85) April 9, 2018
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