Police Arrest Man Climbing Eiffel Tower, Prompting Evacuation Hours Before Closing Ceremony

Police Arrest Man Climbing Eiffel Tower, Prompting Evacuation Hours Before Closing Ceremony
A man climbs the Eiffel Tower during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Aug. 11, 2024. Nickey Worlock via AP
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PARIS—French police evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony Sunday.

The shirtless man was seen scaling the 330-meter (1,083-foot) tall tower in the afternoon. It’s unclear where he began his ascent, but he was spotted just above the Olympic rings adorning the second section of the monument, just above the first viewing deck.