It was not immediately clear where he began his ascent but he was spotted just above the Olympic rings adorning the second section of the monument.
A man seen climbing up the Eiffel Tower in Paris has prompted mass evacuations near the famous Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday.The shirtless man was seen scaling the 1,083-foot-tall tower. It was not immediately clear 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. It was not immediately clear if the man had been detained.
Hours earlier, the athletes in the women's marathon ran past the Tower.The famous landmark was a centerpiece of the opening ceremony last month with Canadian superstar Celine Dion serenading the city from one of its viewing areas. The Tower is not expected to be part of the closing ceremony, which will take place at the Stade de France.More than 30,000 police officers have been deployed around Paris and beyond to watch over the last Olympic events and the closing ceremony on Sunday.
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