Paris Man Arrested After Stealing Sword from Joan of Arc Statue
A man was apprehended in Paris after stealing the sword from a Joan of Arc statue in broad daylight. The incident occurred at Place Saint-Augustin, where witnesses and security footage captured the suspect climbing the monument and forcibly removing the sword before fleeing the scene.
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Police acted swiftly, identifying and arresting the suspect, and the sword has since been recovered. Authorities confirmed that there is no evidence of a larger plot, and the weapon is expected to be returned to the statue after inspection.
The statue, erected in 1895, is a protected public monument. Officials are investigating the motive behind the theft, which remains unclear.
Paris Man Arrested After Stealing Sword from Joan of Arc Statue