France reportedly undressed the residence permit of a man who picked a cigarette at a war memorial in Paris after being caught on the camera.
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“The man who degraded the grave of the unknown soldier to light by a cigarette with the memorial flame was arrested in Paris for the violation of a funeral location, grave, urn or monument established in the memorial of the dead. He was taken in custody and admitted the facts,” wrote the domestic minister Bruno Retonic League wrote, “wrote the domestic minister Bruno Retonic League,” Retonic Minister Retonic League, wrote Retonic League Retonic
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French President Emmanuel Macron (L) will give a speech on 8 May next to the grave of the unknown soldier during a ceremony in the Arc de Triomphe for the 80th birthday of Ve Day, or the victory in Europe, who marks the end of the Second World War in Europe, in Paris. (Thomas Samson/Pool/AFP via Getty images)
On Wednesday, the French Ministry of the Interior announced that the non -geïdentified man was stripped of his residence permit, Politico reported.
The unknown Soldier War Memorial contains a flame and the grave of a soldier killed in the First World War under an arch of the Arc de Triomphe.
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The eternal flame in the grave of the unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, dedicated to the dead of the First World War, circa 1970. (Harvey Meston/Archive photos/Getty images)
Images of the incident show that a man kneels next to the memorial, which seems to be outdoor borders for visitors. He is seen leaning about the flame that broadcasts from the memorial to light his cigarette before he leaves immediately while the amazed tourists watch.
The man reportedly has the legal status in France and was known to the police, according to local reports.
Patricia Miralles, the vice minister of Memory and Veterans’ Affairs, said she was “indignant” by what happened.
Cars drive on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées with the Arc de Triomphe visible in the background, Paris, Thursday 7 May 2020. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
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“Walking on the grave of the unknown soldier. Lighting his cigarette with the eternal flame. This is not just a misstep: it is a desecration,” she wrote on X. “France will never tolerate the reminder of the memory of those who died for her. Never.”
