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| Man charged after naked climber brings Whitehall to a standstill | Man charged after naked climber brings Whitehall to a standstill |
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| A Ukrainian national has been charged after a man stripped naked on top of a statue in central London. | A Ukrainian national has been charged after a man stripped naked on top of a statue in central London. |
| Dan Motrescu, 29, of no fixed abode, was charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and criminal damage, Scotland Yard said. | Dan Motrescu, 29, of no fixed abode, was charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and criminal damage, Scotland Yard said. |
| He will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Monday. | He will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Monday. |
| A section of Westminster was brought to a halt for nearly three hours on Friday as a man straddled the statue in front of hordes of onlookers. | A section of Westminster was brought to a halt for nearly three hours on Friday as a man straddled the 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, 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, at times balancing precariously on the duke's head. |
| Onlookers said he was clothed before he climbed to the top of the statue. | 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 to Parliament Square and is where the Ministry of Defence is situated. | Whitehall runs from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square and is where the Ministry of Defence is situated. |
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