Big Ben, Palestinian flag

Big Ben protest: Man charged after spending 16-hours up Elizabeth Tower with Palestine flag
Day spent more than 16 hours barefoot and holding a Palestine flag while perched on the clock tower of Big Ben, before being lifted to the ground in a cherry picker. In a video posted on Instagram on Saturday evening, the man told negotiators from the ledge he was sat on that he would come down “on his own terms”.
Man arrested after 16-hour Big Ben protest
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Man holding Palestinian flag scales London’s Big Ben hours after protesters target Trump golf course
Emergency services were called to London’s Palace of Westminster on Saturday after a man carrying a Palestinian flag scaled the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as “Big Ben.”
A man with a Palestinian flag who climbed London's Big Ben tower is arrested
A man was arrested early Sunday after he climbed the Big Ben tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London while barefoot and holding a Palestinian flag. The man, who appeared to be staging a protest on a ledge several meters (yards) up Elizabeth Tower,
Man Arrested After More Than 16 Hours for Climbing Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower in London
A man who climbed Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower in London on March 8 in an apparent protest was arrested 16 hours later following negotiations with officials.
Pro-Palestine Protester Scales London's Big Ben
Palestine activist climbs London's iconic Big Ben while shouting 'Free Palestine.' The man, who was holding a Palestinian flag, forced the shutdown of Westminster Bridge as police used a fire department truck ladder to try and persuade the man to come down. pic.twitter.com/6X16qHDmxM
Emergency services respond after a man with a Palestinian flag climbs up Big Ben tower
Emergency services responded to the Palace of Westminster in London after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up Big Ben tower.
Man charged after climbing Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower
A man has been charged after climbing up the tower of Big Ben, the Metropolitan Police has said. Daniel Day, 29, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, faces charges of intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later today.
A man with a Palestinian flag climbs London's Big Ben tower and refuses to come down
Traffic around the Palace of Westminster in London came to a standstill for much of Saturday as emergency crews tried to reach a man who climbed the Big Ben tower holding a Palestinian flag.
Man with Palestinian flag comes down from Big Ben tower
A man who climbed up Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower carrying a Palestinian flag has been brought down after more than 16 hours. The barefoot man had made his way on to a ledge several metres up the tower at the Palace of Westminster on Saturday morning. He had been heard telling negotiators he would come down on his "own terms".
Man who scaled London’s Big Ben clock tower with Palestinian flag comes down
A man who brought central London to a halt after climbing one of the capital's landmark buildings has now returned to the ground.
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Big Ben clock tower incident expected to continue overnight as man stays put
The man, who is barefoot and holds a Palestine flag, has been spoken to by negotiators several times but at 10.30pm had not ...