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A man who climbed up the tower housing Big Ben in an apparent protest has now come down.<\/p>\n

The barefoot man spent most of the day on a ledge several metres up the Elizabeth Tower holding a Palestinian flag at the Palace of Westminster in central London.<\/p>\n

During Saturday, negotiators and emergency crews on a cherry picker had been talking to the man who was several feet away, appealing for him to come down.<\/p>\n

The man shared videos on Instagram from his viewpoint on the tower. He earlier told negotiators he would come down “on his own terms”.<\/p>\n

The Metropolitan Police said they were called to the scene in central London at 7.24am on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Photographs during his 16 and a half hour stay on the tower showed the man sat on the ledge with the flag and a keffiyeh – a headdress worn by men in the Middle East – wrapped around decorative stonework.<\/p>\n

A large red stain which appeared to be blood could be seen on the side of the tower around the climber’s feet.<\/p>\n

He shared a number of videos on Instagram during his time on the tower, suggesting in one that he planned to stay on the ledge for three and a half days.<\/p>\n

All of Westminster Bridge was closed on Saturday morning as emergency services responded to the incident. Parliamentary tours were also cancelled.<\/p>\n

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