The fireman was handed over to the man who climbed the Eiffel Tower – 20/05/2019

The Eiffe Tourone of the most emblematic monuments of France, he was evacuated Monday after the authorities have detected A man climbs the huge iron structure without permission. After more than seven hours, he went to the fire department and was arrested. The reasons are still unknown.

Firefighters and police officers quickly approached the area, whose surroundings were closed to traffic so as not to interfere with the intervention.

"The Eiffel Tower is closed until further notice and we advise our visitors to postpone the view", informed the Exploitation Company of the Eiffel Tower, the company that manages the venue, one of the main tourist attractions of Paris, via his Twitter account.

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According to local media, "an unidentified individual" try to climb the monument without any permission. The goals and motivations this led the man to undertake the feat is unknown.

This is not the first time anyone tries to climb the Eiffel Tower. In 2015, the British adventurer James Kingston climbed the tower without ropes and without permission, avoiding security cameras.

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