
Arrest Near Parliament
Police have arrested a man carrying knives outside Whitehall in London
The latest developments: A man carrying knives near the Houses of Parliament in London is arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. The Metropolitan Police said there were no injuries but the arrest comes just over a month after the terror attack on 22 March, in which PC Keith Palmer was stabbed to death at the entrance of Parliament.
Also on the programme: reports on the Israeli missile strike on a target near Damascus international airport; reaction to the Venezuelan government's decision to withdraw from the regional body the Organisation of American States; violence continues to escalate in Indian-administered Kashmir; and a debate among UK students about antisemitism on campus.
(Photo: A man is detained by police near Downing Street, on Whitehall on April 27, 2017 in London. Credit: John Phillips/Getty Images)
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