2024-08-11 20:35:00
Just hours before the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, A man was arrested on Sunday after climbing the Eiffel Tower without a rope. Following the incident, authorities ordered the evacuation of the 335-meter-tall monument, which was also temporarily closed, according to police sources and the company that manages the site.
According to agents, “someone was observed climbing the Eiffel Tower” around 2:45 p.m. local time. “The competent police department quickly intervened and arrested him”they added.
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The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed the sun The man is British and he reports that He was charged with endangerment and trespassing at a historic or cultural site.. An investigation into the escalation is currently ongoing.
This fact did not go unnoticed on social networks, with different users posting photos of the man. Go topless and climb the monument wirelessly. This can be seen above the Olympic rings installed on the Paris Olympic Tower.
As a result, the tower “is closed until 2:30 p.m.” [hora local] Due to the presence of an intercepted climber in the monument,” he told AFP The Society for the Exploitation of the Eiffel Tower (Sete). In this sense, the police began to escort visitors, but A group of people were locked on the second floor for half an hour before he leaves this place. “The site reopened around 3:30 p.m. [hora local] And it works completely fine,” the company added.
Although the Eiffel Tower played a starring role in the opening ceremony as it was the scene recreated by singer Celine Dion, The closing ceremony will be held at the Stade Saint-Denislocated in the north of the city.
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