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Man charged after climbing Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower holding Palestinian flag

Sky News Monday, 10 March 2025
Man charged after climbing Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower holding Palestinian flagA man has been charged after climbing up the tower of Big Ben, the Metropolitan Police said.
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UK police close off the area around Big Ben in London after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up the tower housing the famous clock and bell. Police say they were first alerted "to a man climbing up the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament" shortly after 0700 GMT.

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