Firefighters attempt to reach the clocktower protester

KING’S Cross was brought to a standstill on Tuesday after an anti-war protester scaled the station’s clocktower with a chihuahua.

The man, wearing a “No To War” T-shirt, unfurled a massive “Freedom for Iran” banner from a ledge above the main station in King’s Cross Square at around 8am.

He had by his side a yapping dog that was brought down by firefighters following an intense negotiation, around 11am, to gasps and cheers from a large crowd assembled below.

A woman, believed to be a relative, took the dog away – causing a furious response from the man on the roof.

He gesticulated wildly and shouted at the two firefighters on the super-tall ladder, causing them hastily to back away and bring the dog back into his view.

The King’s Cross protester is helped down by firefighters

He had a large bag that was attached to the bottom of the banner, weighing it down – but also causing concern among the watching crowd.

At one point, firefighters appeared to come round the back of the clocktower but again this sent him into a meltdown and the emergency workers had to move away.

In the end, a downpour of rain, around midday, appeared to bring an end to the stand-off.

He willingly packed up his banner and was led away by police.

The banner said “Iran Belongs to Its People” and “Freedom for Iran” with a clenched fist in the workers’ movement style.

A woman, believed to be a relative, took the dog away

It had a QR code and the logo for the Iranian Civil Society – an underground network of unofficial organisations, associations, groups, and informal movements said to be fighting against an oppressive state.

The banner also had an image of a black dog marching with a flag and the slogan, “Dictators fear freedom, even for animals” – a strong nod to the main theme of George Orwell’s Animal Farm.

A spokesman for British Transport Police said officers had been called to the station to “reports of a person in a precarious position”.

In a statement on Tuesday the force added: “Officers attended alongside other emergency services, and a man was safely removed from the position and arrested on suspicion of causing a public nuisance.”