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| Naked man on a statue brings part of central London to standstill | Naked man on a statue brings part of central London to standstill |
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| Part of Westminster was brought to a halt for nearly three hours today as a naked man straddled a statue in front of hordes of onlookers. | Part of Westminster was brought to a halt for nearly three hours today as a naked man straddled a statue in front of hordes of onlookers. |
| He was seen in a variety of poses on the statue of Prince George, the Duke of Cambridge, in Whitehall, central London, at times balancing precariously on the Duke's head. | He was seen in a variety of poses on the statue of Prince George, the Duke of Cambridge, in Whitehall, central London, at times balancing precariously on the Duke's head. |
| The man was coaxed down shortly before 3pm and put into the back of a police van. He was detained under the Mental Health Act, Scotland Yard said. | The man was coaxed down shortly before 3pm and put into the back of a police van. He was detained under the Mental Health Act, Scotland Yard said. |
| Officers were called at around midday to reports that someone had clambered on to the statue, and they believed he might have a knife. Onlookers said he was clothed before he climbed to the top of the statue. | Officers were called at around midday to reports that someone had clambered on to the statue, and they believed he might have a knife. Onlookers said he was clothed before he climbed to the top of the statue. |
| A 100-metre stretch of Whitehall was cordoned off as emergency services tried to persuade him to come down. | A 100-metre stretch of Whitehall was cordoned off as emergency services tried to persuade him to come down. |
| The man was seen waving his arms around and was talking to crews on the ground as crowds of onlookers gathered at either end of the cordon. | The man was seen waving his arms around and was talking to crews on the ground as crowds of onlookers gathered at either end of the cordon. |
| Whitehall runs from Trafalgar Square and is where the Ministry of Defence and other government departments are situated. | Whitehall runs from Trafalgar Square and is where the Ministry of Defence and other government departments are situated. |
| David Lee, a civil servant who works nearby, said he had watched the man for more than an hour. "We saw him dismount the horse, then he sort of disappeared for a bit, then I assume he went into the police van. | David Lee, a civil servant who works nearby, said he had watched the man for more than an hour. "We saw him dismount the horse, then he sort of disappeared for a bit, then I assume he went into the police van. |
| "It's amazing that someone can cause this much disruption." | "It's amazing that someone can cause this much disruption." |
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