He was arrested for climbing the Eiffel Tower hours before the Olympics closing ceremony, with no details available on his motivation or nationality.

Social media videos depict a shirtless man climbing the tower, just above the Olympic rings that were placed there for the summer Olympics.

Another video shows the man saying to a bystander, “Bloody warm,” as he is led away by police with his hands cuffed behind his back.
The Eiffel Tower was evacuated during the incident, according to CNN, which also cited French police. The Associated Press reported that police had evacuated the area surrounding the tower.

The BBC was unable to independently confirm if there had been any evacuations or if they had continued at 16:00.

The focal point of the opening ceremony of the Olympics was the Eiffel Tower, but it was not anticipated to be included in the closing ceremony on Sunday.