Roads around the Palace of Westminster in London were closed on Saturday as emergency services tried to reach a man who climbed the Big Ben tower holding a Palestinian flag.
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Photos show the barefoot man, who appeared to be staging a protest, standing on a ledge several metres (yards) up Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben.
Officials said tours of the Houses of Parliament were cancelled because of the incident.
Westminster Bridge and a nearby street were closed for much of Saturday and several emergency services vehicles were at the scene as crowds looked on from behind a police cordon.
The Metropolitan Police said officers were “working to bring the incident to a safe conclusion”, alongside firefighters and ambulance services.
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