London, Dec 21, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – A man has been arrested, after a small fire was started near the gates of Buckingham Palace.
The 30-year-old was held, shortly after 10 pm on Tuesday, on suspicion of causing criminal damage.
Footage on social media, appeared to show an officer bundling a man to the ground, as a small fire burned near one of the gates of the palace in London.
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement, “shortly after 10:08 pm on Tuesday, December 20, a 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage, after a small fire was seen near the Buckingham Palace gates. The man was taken into custody. The fire was extinguished.”
GNA