A man who scaled the UK Parliament’s historic “Big Ben” clock tower with a Palestinian flag has been arrested, police said.

The man - who was lifted to the ground in a cherry picker - spent 16 hours on the Elizabeth Tower holding a Palestinian flag at the Palace of Westminster.

Roads around the Palace of Westminster in London have been closed as emergency services try to reach a man who climbed the ...

A man has been arrested after climbing the Big Ben tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London while barefoot and ...

Roads around the Palace of Westminster in London have been closed as emergency services try to reach a man who climbed the ...

A man waving a Palestinian flag climbed the Big Ben tower at London's Palace of Westminster early on Saturday, with local media reporting he shouted "free Palestine".

A man waving a Palestinian flag climbed the Big Ben tower at London's Palace of Westminster early on Saturday, with local media reporting he shouted "free Palestine". A spokesperson for the ...

(Jeff Moore/PA via AP) Emergency servies talk to a man with a Palestinian flag after he climbed up Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben at the Palace of Westminster in London. Saturday ...

A man who scaled London's Big Ben, and spent the day perched on the historic clock tower with a Palestinian flag, was ...

LONDON (WKRC) - A man climbed the tower that holds Big Ben while barefoot and holding a Palestinian flag and refused to get down for 16 hours. The man, who was not identified by police ...

A man climbed Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower waving a Palestinian flag and shouting "Free Palestine." He spent 16 hours on the structure before being arrested by police. Authorities worked with ...