{"id":213532,"date":"2023-08-26T01:53:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T01:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=213532"},"modified":"2023-08-26T01:53:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T01:53:57","slug":"trafalgar-square-evacuated-after-man-reported-on-national-gallery-roof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/trafalgar-square-evacuated-after-man-reported-on-national-gallery-roof\/","title":{"rendered":"Trafalgar Square evacuated after man reported on National Gallery roof"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Trafalgar Square is evacuated with tourists told to avoid the area and roads closed after a man &#8216;scaled the roof of the National Gallery&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Metropolitan Police were called to the famous tourist attraction at 2:35pm today<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Police have cordoned off an area of Trafalgar Square in London following reports of a man stood on the roof of the National Gallery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Met Police\u00a0were called to the famous tourist attraction at 2:35pm today after a man was reported on the roof of the building in a &#8216;distressed condition&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers and members of the London Ambulance Service have attended the scene and are attempting to make contact with the man.<\/p>\n<p>The Met said that local roads have been closed as a &#8216;precuation&#8217; while the National Gallery has also been evacuated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>City of Westminster Police has advised people to avoid the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/16\/74603387-12433567-image-a-91_1692719044473.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Police have cordoned off an area of Trafalgar Square in London following reports of a man stood on the roof of the National Gallery (pictured)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/16\/74603315-12433567-image-m-101_1692719083257.jpg\" height=\"642\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A photo taken inside the gallery shows people leaving the building following police reports that a man was on the roof\u00a0on the roof of the building in a &#8216;distressed condition&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/16\/74603479-12433567-image-a-103_1692719202510.jpg\" height=\"131\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>City of Westminster Police said that parts of Trafalgar Square are closed and advised people to avoid the area<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/16\/74603341-12433567-image-a-102_1692719159253.jpg\" height=\"213\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The National Gallery posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the venue had been temporarily closed<\/p>\n<p>A Met Police spoeksperson said: &#8216;Police were called at 14:35hrs on Tuesday, 22 August to The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, WC2.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A man was reported on the roof in a distressed condition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The London Ambulance Service have also attended and are attempting to make contact with the man.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Officers have attended and local roads have been closed as a precaution.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The National Gallery posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the venue had been temporarily closed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It said: &#8216;Due to an ongoing incident, we&#8217;ve temporarily closed the National Gallery, including Summer on the Square.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;ll keep you updated about when we&#8217;re able to reopen.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12433567\/Trafalgar-Square-evacuated-tourists-told-avoid-area-roads-closed-man-scaled-roof-National-Gallery.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trafalgar Square is evacuated with tourists told to avoid the area and roads closed after a man &#8216;scaled the roof of the National Gallery&#8217; 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