Man arrested after trying to climb Buckingham Palace wall
A man has been arrested for allegedly trespassing at Buckingham Palace, it was revealed tonight.
The 24-year-old was held three minutes after he stepped over a low perimeter fence adjacent to the Royal Palace and attempted to climb a wall outside the estate.
Police are not treating the incident as a terrorist act and the suspect was not carrying any weapons.
A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trespassing at Buckingham Palace in London (pictured)
He was also arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a controlled substance, but no police action will follow on that matter.
He was released after undergoing a mental health assessment following the incident on Sunday evening. He was detained at 9.45pm.
But he is due to report to police early in the New Year after being investigated for trespass.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: 'Officers from the Met Police Royalty and Specialist Protection Command have arrested a 24-year-old man on suspicion of trespass, contrary to section 128 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.
'They arrested the man at approximately 9.45pm on Sunday, December 10, three minutes after he stepped over a low outer perimeter fence adjacent to Buckingham Palace and attempted to climb a wall outside the Palace estate.
He was also arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a controlled substance after police attended the scene (pictured)
'The man was not found in possession of any offensive weapons and the incident is not being treated as terrorist related.
'He was also arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a controlled substance - for which he was subsequently released with no further action.
'The man, who has undergone a mental health assessment, has been released on conditional bail, to return to a central London police station in early January, in relation to his arrest for trespass.'