Emergency services were called to the Palace of Westminster in London on Saturday after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up Big Ben tower, police said.
Photos show the barefoot man standing on a ledge several meters up Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben.
A nearby street was closed and several emergency services vehicles were at the scene as crowds looked on from behind a police cordon.
A pro-Palestinian protester holds a flag as he stands on the side of Elizabeth Tower after scaling the side of the attraction in London on March 8, 2025. AP
First responders use a fire department’s ladder truck to get to the man. AP
The man scaled the tower barefoot before waving the flag. REUTERS
The Metropolitan Police said officers were at the scene “working to bring the incident to a safe conclusion,” alongside firefighters and ambulance services.
Three emergency workers were seen lifted up on a fire brigade ladder platform to try to speak to the man on the ledge.
No other details were immediately available.
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