Five coffins wrapped in French flags, with the words "French soldiers in Ukraine" attached, were discovered at the foot of the Eiffel Tower over the weekend.
A source close to the French investigation told AFP that three people left the five, life-sized coffins on the Quai Branly at around 9am on Saturday. Coming as Paris prepares to host the 2024 Olympic Games, the coffins left near one of the world's most recognizable monuments did not contain corpses, but gypsum, the source added.Three people have been detained after they allegedly left five life-size coffins draped in French flags with the inscription "French soldiers in Ukraine" near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday.
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