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France strips residency from 47-year-old Moroccan man who lit cigarette at Arc de Triomphe war memorial
France strips residency permit from 47-year-old man who desecrated Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by using memorial flame to light cigarette in Paris.
Man lights cigarette using eternal flame at Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France
On August 4, 2025, in Paris, France, @karinch_x shared a video of a man lighting his cigarette unusually and controversially. In the video shows the Arc de Triomphe, where a man approaches the eternal flame,
Man Who Lit Cigarette From Eternal Flame in Paris Is Arrested
A video showing the man casually walking across the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe set off outrage in France.
France strips residence permit of man who lit cigarette at war memorial
The man, a 47-year-old Moroccan immigrant, is to be stripped of his residency permit in France, the interior ministry announced, after being arrested on charges of violating a war memorial.
France arrests 47-year-old Moroccan man for lighting cigarette on eternal flame at tomb of unknown soldier
A 47-year-old Moroccan man was arrested in Paris for lighting a cigarette using the Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. French officials have condemned the act as disrespectful to national memory and war heroes.
From flame of honour to lighter: France fumes over Arc de Triomphe cigarette stunt (VIDEO)
A French minister on Tuesday said that she was taking legal action against an unidentified man who was filmed lighting a cigarette from a memorial flame at a
France revokes Moroccan man’s residency for lighting cigarette at Arc de Triomphe
France has revoked the residency permit of a 47-year-old Moroccan man who was caught on video lighting a cigarette using the eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe,
Outrage as man lights cigarette at Arc de Triomphe war memorial
A Moroccan man is facing deportation from France after sparking national outrage by lighting a cigarette using the Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
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Man who lit cigarette at Paris memorial given suspended sentence
A man who was caught on video lighting a cigarette from a memorial flame at a major Paris war monument was handed a ...
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: history and significance of this monument beneath the Arc de Triomphe
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'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' on display in Paris - New York Post
Imagined decades ago in 1961 by the late Bulgarian-born artist Christo and his wife and fellow artist Jeanne-Claude, who died in 2009, "L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped" was finally brought to life by ...