Big Ben Tower Climber: Man with Palestinian flag who climbed London’s Big Ben tower arrested

Man with Palestinian flag who climbed London’s Big Ben tower arrested (Picture credit score: AP)

LONDON: A person was arrested early Sunday after he climbed the Big Ben tower on the Palace of Westminster in central London whereas barefoot and holding a Palestinian flag. The man, who seemed to be staging a protest on a ledge a number of metres (yards) up Elizabeth Tower, which homes Big Ben, stepped off the constructing after midnight and onto a cherry picker following an extended dialog with negotiators. He received right into a ready ambulance.
Traffic across the Palace of Westminster in London had come to a standstill for a lot of Saturday as emergency crews tried to achieve the person. Negotiators have been lifted up on a fireplace brigade ladder platform a number of instances earlier than ultimately speaking him down.
Westminster Bridge and a close-by road have been closed for a lot of the day and a number of other emergency companies automobiles have been on the scene as crowds appeared on. Police additionally blocked off all pedestrian entry to Parliament Square. A small group of supporters shouted “Free Palestine” from behind a police cordon close by.
Officials stated excursions of the Houses of Parliament have been cancelled due to the incident.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed that the person has now been arrested.
“This has been a protracted incident due to the specifics of where the man was located and the need to ensure the safety of our officers, the individual and the wider public,” it stated in a press release.