UK police use Taser to subdue man inside Parliament gate
U.K. police have used a Taser to subdue a man inside the main gate of Britain's Parliament.
It wasn't immediately clear why the man was trying to get into Parliament. The incident took place at 1155 GMT (6:55 a.m. EST) Tuesday and was quickly brought under control.
The man was arrested on suspicion of trespassing at the same entrance where an extremist stabbed policeman Keith Palmer to death on March 22, 2017.
Police officers restrain a man at a gate to Britain's Parliament, London, Tuesday Dec. 11, 2018. The man was seen in handcuffs at Carriage Gates, the same entrance where an extremist stabbed policeman Keith Palmer to death on March 22, 2017. It was not immediately clear why the man was detained and the situation was quickly brought under control. (James Chapman via AP)
Palmer was one of five people killed by 52-year-old Khalid Masood in the attack on Westminster Bridge and Parliament. Masood was then shot dead by police.
Armed police near the scene following an incident where a man was detained at the Palace of Westminster in London, Tuesday Dec.11, 2018. A man was seen being held against a fence by police inside the main gate to Britain’s Parliament. (Kirsty O'ConnorPA via AP)