India, March 9 -- Westminister Police in the UK have arrested a pro-Palestinian man who climbed to the top of Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London and stayed there for 16 hours.

He waved the Palestinian flag from the top of London's iconic structure.

After scaling up the structure, he stayed there for more than 16 hours and refused to leave despite emergency service workers reaching him by climbing up in a crane.

The police arrested him once he reached the ground.

"This has been a protracted incident due to the specifics of where the man was located and the need to ensure the safety of our officers, the individual and the wider public," Westminister Police was quoted as saying by BBC.

"We worked wi...