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| Man closes M1 in Leicestershire in apparent 'protest' | Man closes M1 in Leicestershire in apparent 'protest' |
| (about 13 hours later) | |
| Thousands of motorists using the M1 have been disrupted by a man who camped on an information board gantry for more than 24 hours. | Thousands of motorists using the M1 have been disrupted by a man who camped on an information board gantry for more than 24 hours. |
| The man wrote a message on the gantry in what appeared to be some kind of protest, after he climbed up at about midday on Sunday. | The man wrote a message on the gantry in what appeared to be some kind of protest, after he climbed up at about midday on Sunday. |
| He was arrested for causing a public nuisance when he eventually came down shortly after 16:00 BST on Monday. | He was arrested for causing a public nuisance when he eventually came down shortly after 16:00 BST on Monday. |
| Leicestershire Police said negotiators talked him down. | Leicestershire Police said negotiators talked him down. |
| Part of the man's message alleged that someone "tried 2 kill me", and he also referred to "2 murder attempts". | Part of the man's message alleged that someone "tried 2 kill me", and he also referred to "2 murder attempts". |
| The motorway was closed southbound between junctions 23a and 22 earlier, and there was still congestion for hours after the incident despite it being reopened. | |
| After the man came down, Assistant Chief Constable Phil Kay said: "This man is now in custody and therefore I am not able to say more at this stage about the circumstances that led him to climb the stanchion and remain there for so long. | After the man came down, Assistant Chief Constable Phil Kay said: "This man is now in custody and therefore I am not able to say more at this stage about the circumstances that led him to climb the stanchion and remain there for so long. |
| "I am relieved that this protracted incident has now come to a safe conclusion, but I do not underestimate the incredible gridlock and massive inconvenience that this incident has caused to motorists throughout the UK." | "I am relieved that this protracted incident has now come to a safe conclusion, but I do not underestimate the incredible gridlock and massive inconvenience that this incident has caused to motorists throughout the UK." |
| He added he would like to express his "sincere sympathies to the many tens of thousands of people who have been seriously inconvenienced as a result of this incident". | |
| Diversions were in place since Sunday lunchtime, but police said these alternative routes inevitably became "highly congested" too. | Diversions were in place since Sunday lunchtime, but police said these alternative routes inevitably became "highly congested" too. |