A huge police response was triggered after the unidentified person who had a lighter doused themselves in liquid, MP Huw Merriman tweeted. Officers were seen spraying a fire extinguisher on an unknown substance before wrapping the man in a blanket. Carriage Gates is the main entrance to Parliament off Parliament Square and it is where protesters gather. Email webnews@trinitymirror.com(Image: George Cracknell Wright/LNP)(Image: George Cracknell Wright/LNP)(Image: George Cracknell Wright/LNP)An eye witness claimed the suspect doused himself in petrol from a two litre coke bottle and police at Parliament rushed to the scene to pin him down while someone raced for a fire etinguisher. A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called today at 10:48am to reports of an incident on Parliament Square.

Source: Daily Mirror October 01, 2019 09:56 UTC