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Man Jumps Off the Eiffel Tower with Parachute, Gets Arrested

ÎLE-DE-FRANCE, FRANCE, JUL 10 – Two men parachuted from the 330-meter Eiffel Tower before dawn and were arrested after landing, with a third person detained nearby, police said.

  • Two men illegally parachuted from the 330-meter Eiffel Tower in Paris early on Thursday, July 10.
  • Before sunrise, the two men were seen climbing the 330-meter Paris landmark while disguised with balaclavas and equipped with parachutes, leading to their subsequent arrest by police.
  • Security staff spotted the pair climbing while police detained a third person near the monument who did not participate in the climb.
  • Police arrested the men after they leapt from the tower around 6 a.m., and the third person was held although not involved in the jump.
  • The incident underscores ongoing security challenges at the Eiffel Tower, one of the world’s most visited monuments attracting around seven million visitors annually.
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Two men climbed to the top of the Eiffel Tower and parachuted down, only to be arrested by police. They did so at dawn on Thursday, when the Paris landmark was still closed.

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Three people are currently in custody after two of them climbed the Eiffel Tower and jumped from the Paris landmark with a parachute, prosecutors said.

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Thursday, 10 July, around 6 a.m., two individuals jumped from the top of the Eiffel Tower before being arrested by the police and taken to the police station.

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Two men climbed this Thursday morning the Eiffel Tower and parachuted from the top of this symbol of Paris, before being arrested, sources said...

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Le Parisien broke the news in Paris, France on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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