The Eiffel Tower has been evacuated after a man was seen climbing the iconic Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony.
The shirtless man was seen scaling the 1,083 foot (330m) tower this afternoon.
It was unclear 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.
Video footage posted to social media shows the man climbing up the tower next to the blue Olympic ring.
Another clip shows a blonde man in handcuffs being escorted away from the Eiffel Tower by French police, as he says, in a British accent, to the person filming: ‘Bloody warm aint it?’.
The closing ceremony is set to begin at the Stade de France in the Saint-Denis area, well away from the Tower, at around 9pm.
More than 30,000 police officers have been deployed around Paris and beyond to watch over the last Olympic events and Sunday’s closing ceremony.
France’s interior minister, Gerald Darmanin, said about 3,000 police officers will be mobilised around the Stade de France, and 20,000 police troops and other security personnel in Paris and the Saint-Denis area will be mobilised late into Sunday night to ensure safety on the last day of the Games.