A Pole who achieved the feat of climbing the Tour Montparnasse in Paris with his bare hands was arrested around 8 p.m. after his ascent, we learned from a police source.
A man was arrested in Paris on Friday evening after having climbed the Montparnasse Tower with his bare hands, we learned from a police source.
The man was arrested around 8 p.m. at the top of the Tower, this source explained.
He had started to climb the building in the early evening, with his bare hands and without any device to ensure himself.
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Police officers from the intervention and protection group (GIP) rappelled down when he was halfway there, according to this source. The man, whose identity has not been revealed, is a Pole, who introduced himself as a tourist, according to a police source.