London (TIP): British police say they have charged a London man who was spotted carrying an axe near Buckingham Palace. The city’s Metropolitan Police force said private security guards working on The Mall, a main road outside the palace, detained a suspect on Tuesday evening after they were alerted to reports of a man carrying what appeared to be an axe. Police said 46-year-old Vladyslav Dryhval was charged Thursday with possessing an offensive weapon and a bladed article. Dryhval was remanded into custody and was due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later Thursday. The police force previously said there were no reports of injuries and that the incident was not being treated as terrorism-related. AP
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