Man brandishing knife arrested at Eiffel Tower

Police in Paris have arrested a man brandishing a knife who tried to breach security at the Eiffel Tower.

Man brandishing knife arrested at Eiffel Tower

Update 12.20pm: A young French man who was recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital is under investigation for glorifying terrorism after he brandished a knife and tried to breach security at the Eiffel Tower.

No one was hurt in the incident late on Saturday although the tower was briefly evacuated. The tower reopened as usual on Sunday morning.

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