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U.K. police arrest second suspect in Buckingham Palace terror incident

Click to play video: 'Knife assault outside Buckingham Palace a ‘terrorist incident’: UK police'
Knife assault outside Buckingham Palace a ‘terrorist incident’: UK police
WATCH: A knife assault that took place outside Britain's Buckingham Palace was a "terrorist incident", police said on Saturday – Aug 26, 2017

British police announced on Sunday a second arrest in connection with an assault on three police officers by a man armed with a four-foot sword outside London’s Buckingham Palace on Friday.

A 30-year-old man was arrested at an address in West London on suspicion of being “involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism,” police said.

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A man deliberately drove at a police van close to the Queen’s official residence in London late on Friday and was detained by three police officers, who sustained minor injuries.

WATCH: British police detain man with knife outside Buckingham Palace

Click to play video: 'British police detain man with knife outside Buckingham Palace'
British police detain man with knife outside Buckingham Palace

A 26-year-old arrested at the scene remains in custody after a warrant for his detention until Sept. 1 was granted, the police said.

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