Man arrested for trying to climb Buckingham Palace wall

London, December 12

London police said on Tuesday they have arrested a man for allegedly trying to climb a wall outside Buckingham Palace, noting that it was not a terrorism-related incident.

Buckingham Palace is the official home of 91-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police's Royalty and Specialist Protection Command said the 24-year-old-man was arrested "within three minutes" on suspicion of trespass last evening.

The suspect was not carrying any offencive weapons and "the incident is not being treated as terrorist related", the police said in a statement.

"He was also arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a controlled substance - for which he was subsequently released with no further action," police said.

According to the police, the suspect has undergone a mental health assessment and was released on conditional bail, only to return to a central London police station early next month.

A number of people have tried to get unauthorised entry into the palace grounds in recent years.

In August, a 26-year-old sword-wielding man attacked and wounded three police officers outside Buckingham Palace before being arrested.

A woman was arrested in October for attempting to scale the gates of the palace.

Last year in May, a murder convict climbed over the wall and walked for about 10 minutes around the grounds of the palace before being arrested. PTI