British man investigated for climbing Eiffel Tower on final day of Olympics

Police evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after the man was seen climbing the historic landmark (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

A British man, who was seen climbing the Eiffel Tower on the last day of the Paris Olympics, has been released from police custody but remains under investigation for trespassing at a historical site, French prosecutors said on Monday.

Police evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower on Sunday afternoon after a shirtless man was seen scaling the 330-meter (1,083-foot) tall landmark hours before the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Games.