Man Carrying Knife Arrested At Eiffel Tower

A man carrying a knife was arrested as he
tried to force his way into the Eiffel Tower,
the company that runs the Paris landmark
said Sunday.


The man, who was apparently alone, was
“very quickly overpowered and arrested”
and nobody was hurt, the statement
added.



The incident happened at 11:30 pm (2130
GMT) Saturday night, about half an hour
before the Tower normally stops
admitting visitors.



After the arrest, police at the site checked
the venue and called for it to be evacuated
at around 00:30, 15 minutes before the
Eiffel Tower normally closes, the statement
added.


The would-be intruder was wearing a
Paris Saint-Germain football shirt and at
the time of the incident the tower was lit
up with the team colours of PSG.



A screen near the bottom of the tower
displayed a message welcoming Brazilian
star Neymar to the club.



France has been under a state of
emergency since the November 2015
attacks on Paris restaurants, a concert
venue and a sporty stadium that left 130
people dead.


Since the first wave of terror attacks in
January 2015, 239 people have been
killed.