A man is in custody after a six-hour climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower on Monday.
The tower in Paris was evacuated and closed after the man, who has yet to be identified, climbed up the side of the iconic monument.
No motive has been released. A spokesperson with the group operating the tower said police were at the scene, noting that an evacuation is standard for these sorts of events.
A climber is pictured between two iron columns of the #EiffelTower in #Paris. The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors after the man tried to scale it today. #Paris ? Michel Euler/AP/Shutterstock pic.twitter.com/XTW4DjxKFs
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“Police are negotiating with the man who is in a very dangerous position. To avoid a long wait, we advise people to postpone their visit,” the spokesperson said earlier.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris has been closed down “until further notice” after a person tried to climb up the famous landmark pic.twitter.com/EGuqC8vdGM
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The 1000-feet structure has seen its share of climbers. In 2017, the tower was evacuated after a man scaled one of the beams of the structure and threatened to commit suicide. Therese Okoumou, 45, who was arrested after attempting to climb the Statue of Liberty to protest President Trump’s immigration policies, forced the evacuation of the Eiffel Tower on two occasions.
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