A man was arrested for climbing the Eiffel Tower on Sunday, hours before the Olympics closing ceremony.
According to the BBC, this was disclosed by Paris Police who claimed the man was spotted climbing the tower at about 14:45 local time (13:45 BST) and officers immediately intervened and arrested him.
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?”
The Eiffel Tower was the centrepiece of the grand finale of the Olympics opening ceremony, but was not expected to feature in the closing ceremony later on Sunday.
