Man held after climbing Eiffel Tower as Olympics end
A man was arrested and handcuffed by police after climbing bare-handed half-way up the Eiffel Tower on Sunday afternoon, scaling over and above the giant rings of the Olympic Games which drew to a close on Sunday evening.
A man was arrested for climbing the Eiffel Tower on Sunday, hours before the Olympics closing ceremony, reports BBC News.
The man was spotted climbing the tower at about 14:45 local time (13:45 BST) and officers immediately intervened and arrested him, police said. No more details were immediately available on the man’s motivation and nationality.
Videos on social media show a shirtless man scaling the tower just above the Olympic rings that have adorned it during the summer games.
In another video, the man is escorted away by police, hands cuffed behind his back, and says to a bystander: "Bloody warm, innit?"
