A young man climbed the Eiffel Tower before the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024. However, the police caught him midway. In the video posted on social media, it is seen that the young man was climbing the tower without the help of a rope. The police hurriedly evacuated the entire area of the Eiffel Tower.
According to a report by news agency Associate Press, a person was seen climbing the 330 meter (1,083 feet) high tower in the afternoon. Although it is not clear from where he started his climb, he was seen just above the viewing deck on the other side of the Eiffel Tower, just above the Olympic rings installed for decoration.
Police evacuated people from the area around 3 pm. Some people who were confined on the second floor were allowed to come out after about 30 minutes.
Let us tell you that the Eiffel Tower was the main attraction of the inauguration ceremony, in which Celine Dion played music. This incident occurred at a time when the Olympic competition was ending and the entire attention of the security services in Paris and beyond was focused on the closing ceremony.
More than 30,000 police officers were deployed around Paris on Sunday. French Minister Gerald Darmanin said about 3,000 police officers would be deployed around the Stade de France and 20,000 police troops and other security personnel in the Paris and Saint-Denis region by late Sunday to ensure security on the final day of the Olympics. Will be deployed.