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Police were called along with emergency units who brought a cherry picker with them to rescue the man.
Rescuers reached out to the man and urged him to get down but the man was seen holding on to the Palestinian flag, perched atop the tower that houses the Big Ben. (IMAGE: SKY NEWS/X)
A man holding a Palestinian flag was seen climbing up the tower which houses Big Ben in the Palace of Westminster in UK capital London. Videos, shared by a UK-based broadcaster, are now going viral on social media showing a barefoot man standing on a ledge several metres up the Elizabeth Tower.
A report by broadcaster Sky News said that a fire engineer has raised a cherry picker to the same height where the man was standing. It also said that some officials were engaging with the man while standing several feet away from him.
“At some point you have to come down, how long do you think you are going to be there, how long do you think you are able to be there?” a woman in the cherry picker was heard saying to him.
The man protesting with the Palestinian flag has also been sharing videos from the tower.
The barefooted pro-Palestine idiot who climbed Big Ben and is currently on it in Westminster, London, is complaining about the policing of the hate marches. Well, this is really going to help prevent a further crackdown. pic.twitter.com/tFasXnyBSk— Starmer Sycophant (@sirwg202110) March 8, 2025
The broadcaster also said that a large red stain was seen on the side of the tower which appeared to be blood from the protesters feet.
“At 7.24am on Saturday March 8 officers were alerted to a man climbing up the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament. Officers are at the scene working to bring the incident to a safe conclusion. They are being assisted by the London Fire Brigade and the London Ambulance Service,” a spokesperson for the London Metropolitan Police said.
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London, United Kingdom (UK)
