Police negotiators and officers with riot shields are inactive successful a tense stand-off with a antheral hurling chimneys and TV aerials from a extortion successful London.
The clash present threatens to participate a 2nd time aft already causing question mayhem successful the capital, with trains to beryllium cancelled passim the time arsenic the play continued to rage on.
Police person been trying to speech the antheral down from the apical of the gathering successful West Kensington - wherever properties outgo an mean of astir £2million - since 4.20am connected Monday.
The man, who appears to beryllium successful his 20s, is said to person been breaking disconnected masonry specified arsenic chimney pots arsenic good arsenic tv aerials. He has besides allegedly hurled tiles down to the cobbled thoroughfare below.
Several officers with riot shields from the Metropolitan Police Territorial Support Group, which specialises successful nationalist bid policing, stay connected the country astatine Russell Gardens Mews successful westbound London.
Meanwhile trains betwixt Shepherd's Bush and Clapham Junction are inactive suspended, with trains not moving betwixt Watford Junction/Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction. Other services person been diverted.
A man, who appears to beryllium successful his 20s, was reported throwing things from the extortion of an code successful westbound London
Eye witnesses said the antheral was throwing chimney pots and tv aerials
Officers from the Metropolitan Police's Territorial Support Group person been successful attendance astatine the country successful West London
It is understood the antheral made his mode onto the extortion aft climbing a histrion nearby
National Rail said that London Overground services to and from Stratford whitethorn beryllium diverted to Richmond to debar the affected area.
Southern Services betwixt East Croyden/Clapham Junction and Watford Junction person besides been suspended. Kensington Olympia presumption remains closed.
Eye witnesses said the man, who was wearing a fluorescent coat, a greenish woolly hat, acheronian trousers and casual shoes, was throwing things astatine the ground.
It is understood helium made his mode onto the extortion of terraced properties aft initially climbing onto a tree.
A Met Police spokesperson said that the 'incident remains ongoing'.
The main is said to person climbed onto the terrace extortion aft scaling a histrion adjacent astatine astir 4am
Neighbours crane their necks to effort and person a look astatine what is happening
The man, who appears to beryllium successful his 20s, was wearing a fluorescent coat, a greenish woolly hat, trousers and casual shoes
TfL said it suspended the enactment betwixt Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction this greeting arsenic a precaution portion the incidental is ongoing
In a statement, Scotland Yard spokesperson said: 'Police were called astatine 04.21hrs to reports of a antheral connected a extortion successful Russell Gardens Mews W14.
'He threw a fig of items down onto adjacent railway tracks. Officers are trying to talk to him pursuing concerns for his welfare.'
It is not known if anyone has been injured.
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: 'Firefighters are supporting colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Service astatine an incidental connected Russell Garden Mews, Kensington.
'The Brigade was archetypal called astir the incidental astatine 10.19am, and crews from Hammersmith and Paddington Fire Station are presently connected scene.'
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