A man captured outside Buckingham Palace on Friday night was wielding a 4ft sword as he over and over yelled "Allahu Akbar", police say.
Senior member Haydon, head of counter-psychological warfare at Scotland Yard, said the man drove at a police vehicle before ceasing and being stood up to by three officers.
CS gas was utilized to "rapidly" control the 26-year-old, from the Luton region, who is currently in care, Cdr Haydon said.
The three unarmed Westminster cops got minor wounds.
Two of them were taken to healing center in the wake of accepting slices to their hands and lower arms.
Leader Theresa May tweeted to laud the officers for acting "rapidly and valiantly", and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan expressed gratitude toward the officers for "guaranteeing that not a solitary individual from the general population was harmed".
Counter-dread police are examining after the man was captured on doubt of appalling real mischief and attack, and under the Terrorism Act.
No individuals from the Royal Family were in Buckingham Palace, which is the Queen's legitimate London living arrangement, at the time.
The episode occurred outside the Mall indirect close Spur Road - which keeps running along the side of the castle grounds - at around 20:35 BST on Friday, police said.
A man drove a blue Toyota Prius into a confined region close to the royal residence and "purposely drove at a checked police vehicle and halted before it", Cdr Haydon said.
At the point when police went up against the man, he went after a 4ft (122cm) sword in the traveler footwell of the auto.
Cdr Haydon said the battle was "rapidly brought under control" and that they are regarding it as a confined episode.
"It was immediately announced a psychological oppressor episode the previous evening," he said.
The Met is currently exploring the presume's experience and is completing pursuits in the Luton region.
Onlooker Kiana Williamson stated: "We turned up and there was one police van and one auto; there was additionally a non military personnel's auto that had veered towards the squad car.
"They were endeavoring to get the man out of the auto, yelling; more police were landing on to the scene and the man was battling back.
"I saw one harmed policeman with damage to his arm, despite the fact that it didn't look extreme.
"He was being tended to by another officer.
"The man had been controlled and looked practically oblivious by the side of the street."
Another bystander, who did not have any desire to be named, said her accomplice at first idea he had seen a sword.
She told the Press Association: "The police didn't simply keep running up to the auto. There was some yelling preceding this; I couldn't disclose to you what, I was somewhat terrified...
"My accomplice saw a sword, which I didn't see, and also a policeman with blood on him, resembling his hand or chest was harmed.
"The cop had it in his grasp, leaving with it."
A Palace representative said summer opening hours and visits will proceed on Saturday, including that it will be "nothing new".
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