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Authorities have evacuated the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony.
The shirtless man was seen scaling the 330-metre-tall tower on Sunday afternoon (late on Sunday Night AEST).
It's unclear where he began his ascent, but he was spotted just above the Olympic rings adorning the second section of the monument, just above the first viewing deck.
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Police escorted visitors away from the area about 3pm (11pm AEST).
Some visitors who were briefly locked on the second floor were allowed to exit around 30 minutes later.
The Eiffel Tower was a centrepiece of the opening ceremony, with Celine Dion serenading the city from one of its viewing areas.
The tower is not expected to be part of the closing ceremony, which was set to begin at Stade de France in the Saint-Denis area about 9pm (5am on Monday AEST).
More than 30,000 police officers have been deployed around Paris and beyond to watch over the last Olympic events and the closing ceremony Sunday.
France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said about 3,000 police officers will be mobilized around the Stade de France, and 20,000 police troops and other security personnel in Paris and the Saint-Denis area will be mobilised late into Sunday night to ensure safety on the last day of the Olympics.
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