A man has been charged by police after a Eurostar protest at St Pancras which caused disruption for thousands of passengers.

Terry Maher, 44, from Camden in north London, has been charged with obstructing the railway and causing a public nuisance, British Transport Police (BTP) said.

He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday.

"The charges relate to an incident where a man was on top of railway infrastructure, resulting in a number of rail services from St Pancras International needing to be suspended as a safety precaution," a BTP spokesman said.

An image circulating on Twitter showed a man who appeared to be wearing a St George's flag on the roof of St Pancras station in London.


The incident began on Friday evening and ended with an arrest on Saturday, about 12 hours later.

Assistant Chief Constable Sean O'Callaghan said it had been "extremely challenging" and thanked the public for their patience "whilst a number of specialist teams responded".