The Eiffel Tower closed down on Monday after a man began trying to scale the Paris monument.

A person could be seen dangling just below the third and highest level of the structure. A rescuer dressed in red was just above him.

Police said the climber was a maen.

It wasnsa国际传媒檛 immediately clear how the trespasser managed to get past the stringent security system.

A Paris police spokeswoman said a team of firefighters including a climbing specialist was on the scene and in touch with the intruder, whose motivations remain unclear.

Officials havensa国际传媒檛 immediately provided further information about the incident, and itsa国际传媒檚 not known when the Eiffel Tower will reopen.

Itsa国际传媒檚 not the first time someone has attempted to climb up the tourist attraction. In 2015, British sa国际传媒渇reerunnersa国际传媒� James Kingston climbed the edifice without safety ropes and without permission, dodging security cameras as he went.

The tower, the tallest structure in Paris, is 324 metres (1,063 feet) high, about the same height as an 81-story building.

The Associated Press

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