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Latest Brooklyn Bridge climber arrested

/ AP

NEW YORK - Police say a French tourist was taken into custody after climbing the Brooklyn Bridge to take photos.

The man climbed over a fence on the pedestrian walkway just after noon Sunday to reach a cable beam connected to the tower on the Manhattan-bound side.

Police did not immediately release his name, pending charges.

The daredevil feat comes seven months after two German artists scaled both towers of the Brooklyn Bridge and switched the American flags for white flags.

In August, a Russian tourist was arrested after ascending a cable to the top of one of the towers.

First published on November 16, 2014 / 5:15 PM EST

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