Buckingham Palace: Man handcuffs himself to gates
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The Metropolitan Police said when officers approached the man he threatened "to harm himself".
A man has handcuffed himself to the gates outside Buckingham Palace in central London.
Metropolitan Police officers are attending the scene alongside several ambulances and have cleared the immediate area of passers-by and tourists.
The man approached the palace gates at about 17:30 BST before handcuffing himself to them.
He has threatened "to harm himself" when police have approached him.
The Met had said officers were trying to speak to the man, believed to be in his thirties, and "bring the situation to a swift conclusion to ensure his safety and welfare".
Later, the force tweeted, external that cordons remained in place at 21:00 BST and the situation was ongoing.
Police said they were still talking to the man who had sustained a number of self-inflicted injuries.
The tweet said: "Police are working to bring the situation to a safe end as quickly as possible."
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