From My London
A barefoot man has climbed Big Ben draped in a Palestine flag this morning (Saturday, March 8). Police have shut Westminster Bridge in both directions while they deal with the incident.
The man appears to be barefoot, dressed all in black, carrying a flag for Palestine, having climbed up there before 8am. At around 10am, three emergency personnel were lifted several metres up on a fire brigade aerial ladder platform with one person using a megaphone to speak to the man on the ledge, reports PA.
He appears to have injured his foot and is bleeding. In a video to Instagram, he threatens to climb higher if police ‘weaponise horses’ to control the crowds.
The incident kicked off a few hours before a pro-Palestine protest is due to begin outside the BBC officers in Portland Place at 1pm.
Pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered in Westminster. They are cheering him on and shouting ‘free Palestine’ in a video shared by the man himself.
He added that he would not be surprised if this were an ‘inside job’. My first thought also.
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