Pro-Palestinian protester climbs onto the UK parliament's tower

London- Alsharq Tribune- Mohamed Otaify

Emergency services were outside Palace of Westminster in London on Saturday after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed onto Big Ben tower, police said.

A nearby street was closed and several emergency services vehicles were at the scene as crowds looked on from behind a police cordon up to the protester.

Photos showed the barefoot man standing on a ledge several meters up Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben.

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.