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| Man pours petrol over himself 'shouting slogans' and threatening to set himself on fire outside BBC's New Broadcasting House | Man pours petrol over himself 'shouting slogans' and threatening to set himself on fire outside BBC's New Broadcasting House |
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| A man poured petrol on himself while and threatened to set himself on fire outside the BBC's headquarters in London Police were called to the BBC’s London headquarters this morning after a man poured petrol over himself while wielding a lighter and threatening to set himself on fire. | A man poured petrol on himself while and threatened to set himself on fire outside the BBC's headquarters in London Police were called to the BBC’s London headquarters this morning after a man poured petrol over himself while wielding a lighter and threatening to set himself on fire. |
| Pictures posted online of the incident showed security personnel and Metropolitan police officers pinning the man to the ground outside New Broadcasting House in central London. | Pictures posted online of the incident showed security personnel and Metropolitan police officers pinning the man to the ground outside New Broadcasting House in central London. |
| The man, who has been detained and police officers remain at the scene as a precaution, the Met said, while two bags at the location are being looked at by specialist officers. | The man, who has been detained and police officers remain at the scene as a precaution, the Met said, while two bags at the location are being looked at by specialist officers. |
| The Met said officers were called at around 9am on Wednesday to reports of a man threatening to set fire to himself. | The Met said officers were called at around 9am on Wednesday to reports of a man threatening to set fire to himself. |
| The building has not been evacuated and a cordon has been placed in front of the building. No one was harmed. | The building has not been evacuated and a cordon has been placed in front of the building. No one was harmed. |
| BBC journalists began tweeting images of the scene this morning. Reporter and producer Emilia Papadopoulos tweeted a photograph of the man being pinned to the floor by police and said he had been "shouting slogans", while journalist Robin Edwards said security dealt with the incident “swiftly”. | BBC journalists began tweeting images of the scene this morning. Reporter and producer Emilia Papadopoulos tweeted a photograph of the man being pinned to the floor by police and said he had been "shouting slogans", while journalist Robin Edwards said security dealt with the incident “swiftly”. |
| “From what witnesses tell me, doesn’t sound like it was a political protest,” he wrote, adding, “Very strong smell of petrol now every time someone opens the door”. | “From what witnesses tell me, doesn’t sound like it was a political protest,” he wrote, adding, “Very strong smell of petrol now every time someone opens the door”. |
| The fire brigade is now dealing with the petrol spill, he said. | The fire brigade is now dealing with the petrol spill, he said. |