Demo banner reveals security ‘flaws’ at Eiffel

PARIS: Paris police said on Friday the fact Greenpeace activists were able to hang a giant banner on the Eiffel Tower revealed "flaws" in the monument’s security at a time when terror fears remain high, Paris police said.

Though security has been boosted around French tourism sites, the activists strung up a banner saying "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" and "#resist" in protest at the programme of far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen.

Police said after the incident -- which comes two days before France votes in a divisive run-off -- they had called a meeting with city officials and the company operating the monument to "assess the facts, learn and adapt".

The incident revealed "flaws in the monument’s security programme," Paris police said in a statement.

France is on high alert after a string of Jihadist attacks in the past two years that have killed over 230 people.