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Man with knife arrested outside Buckingham Palace

Man with knife arrested outside Buckingham Palace
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LONDON (CNN) - A man has been arrested on the mall outside Buckingham Palace on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assault on police, London's Met Police has tweeted.

The man was stopped Friday evening by officers at the mall outside Buckingham Palace in possession of knife. During the course of detaining him, two male police officers suffered minor injuries to their arms.

The London ambulance service was called and they were treated at the scene. The queen was not at Buckingham Palace when the incident took place. 

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