Cordon in place as man remains handcuffed to gates of Buckingham Palace with 'self-inflicted slash injuries'

Cordons remained in place outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday night (July 6) after a man handcuffed himself to the gates.

Metropolitan Police said they were called out to the incident, where a man, believed to be in his 30s, approached the gates shortly before 5.25pm.

He then handcuffed himself to the gates before threatening to harm himself, as a number of Met Police officers remained at the scene trying to talk to the man and resolve the incident.

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In an update almost four hours later, at 9pm, the force said the man remained handcuffed to the front gates with 'a number of self-inflicted slash injuries' and a large cordons in place around the area.

"Cordons remain in place and situation still ongoing," a statement said. "Officers are still speaking to the man, who has sustained a number of self-inflicted slash injuries. Police are working to bring the situation to a safe end as quickly as possible."

A number of police vehicles and ambulances were pictured at the scene on Thursday with a large cordon erected around the front gates as the area was cleared by emergency services.

The incident comes a day after King Charles' coronation was officially marked in Scotland, with a number of protesters booing and chanting during the occasion in Edinburgh. A total of 64 arrests were also made by The Met on the day of King Charles' coronation, on May 8.

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