BREAKING: Armed police hold man at gunpoint outside Parliament

Parliament has been put on lockdown this morning after armed police detained a man at gunpoint.

Pictures on social media show several armed police guarding a man wearing a hooded top.

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Police have arrested a man outside Parliament

It is believe the man may have been in possession of a knife.

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