'Controlled Explosion' Outside Buckingham Palace After Man Carrying 'Suspicious Bag' Throws Items onto Grounds

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A man was arrested outsideBuckingham Palaceon Tuesday evening after police say he threw what they believe to be shotgun cartridges into the palace grounds.

King Charles and Queen Camilla were not at Buckingham Palace at the time of the incident, the palace tells PEOPLE.

In the release, authorities said they “quickly” detained the man “after he approached the gates of Buckingham Palace and threw a number of items - suspected to be shotgun cartridges - into the Palace grounds.”

“These have been recovered and will be taken for specialist examination,” the release reads. “The man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon.”

Chief Superintendent Joseph McDonald said in the release that “there have been no reports of any shots fired, or any injuries to officers or members of the public.”

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The incident comes four days ahead ofKing Charles' coronation at Westminster Abbey on Saturday.

Buckingham Palace had no further comment.

source: people.com