US EditionMan Arrested for Lighting Cigarette From Paris Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Flame
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE, FRANCE, AUG 5 – The man admitted to lighting a cigarette from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier flame and was arrested for violating a monument honoring France's war dead, officials said.
- On Monday evening in Paris, a man was filmed lighting a cigarette using the eternal flame at the war memorial beneath the Arc de Triomphe and was subsequently detained the following afternoon.
- On August 4, a Latvian tourist recorded the incident, and the footage quickly circulated on TikTok, sparking public outrage and prompting authorities to take legal action.
- The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which holds the remains of a World War I serviceman as a memorial to France's fallen, was desecrated in an act condemned by the government’s official in charge of veterans' affairs and remembrance, who called it a disrespectful offense against the nation’s history and those who died.
- Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau confirmed that the individual was detained and confessed to the act, which he described as shameful and contemptible. Meanwhile, Patricia Miralles emphasized that the memorial flame is a solemn tribute honoring the countless soldiers who gave their lives, and should never be misused in such a disrespectful manner.
- Authorities filed legal proceedings to sanction the man as an example, affirming that ridicule of French remembrance will not be tolerated.
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A man has been arrested after a video went viral showing him lighting a cigarette from the eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in France.
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