BASE jump from Eiffel Tower in Paris lands three in police custody
According to police sources, all three were arrested on Saturday after a representative of the tower's operating company filed a complaint.
The Eiffel Tower is one of France's most popular tourist attractions and is known in the country as the 'dame de fer' (iron lady). Around 6 million people visit the monument every year. Located not far from the Seine, the more than 130-year-old tower was built for the Paris World's Fair and completed in 1889.(DPA)
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