A BBC building in Belfast city centre was placed into lockdown after a group of protesters made their way onto the premises. Up to 20 people - wearing Palestinian flags and chanting "free Palestine" - gained access into Studio A at Blackstaff House on Great Victoria Street in the Northern Irish capital. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was called and removed the protesters.

The group approached security staff pretending to be tourists, according to a BBC staff member who witnesses the event. They were refused entry aftery asking to be allowed into the building, but stormed through a gate for pedestrians as a staff member was leaving. It's then thought that they got into the studio via a fire door.

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