An American tourist has said "it feels good to be free" after spending two hours trapped inside a London bookshop when staff close up failing to realise he was still inside.
David Willis had been using the internet inside the Waterstones in Trafalgar Square when he discovered he had been shut inside - it was only after posting messages on Twitter that he was finally released.
Mr Willis, from Texas, said he went to leave the store through the doors on the lower level and found all the lights had been turned out, the door was locked and the shutters had been drawn down.
His attempts to open the door set off the alarm and he spoke to a security guard who rang the store, which closes at 9pm, thinking he would be freed.
However, when nothing happened he posted a picture of himself behind shutters with the message: "This is me locked inside a Waterstones bookstore in London.
"I was upstairs for 15 minutes and came down to all the lights out and door locked. Been here over an hour now. Supposedly someone is on their way."
He said he then spoke to the police but still he was not rescued so finally he tweeted: "Hi Waterstones, I've been locked inside of your Trafalgar Square bookstore for two hours now. Please let me out."
It was retweeted by thousands of people, the police arrived at the shop and he was finally freed just after 11pm on Thursday.
By the time he was rescued Twitter had already hashtagged him the Waterstones One.
He tweeted to followers: "I'm free."
Speaking to ITV's Good Morning Britain, Mr Willis said: "I'm very tired, I did not sleep much last night but it feels good to be free."
A Scotland Yard spokesman said police were called at around 9.35pm "by a man claiming to be locked inside a shop".
He added: "Officers attended and following the arrival of a key holder the man left the building shortly after 11pm."
Waterstones posted a message on its Twitter feed saying: "We're pleased to announce that [Mr Willis] is a free man once more. Thanks for your concern and tweets."
By Friday morning the store was asking for reading recommendations for anyone stuck in a bookshop for two hours.
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