French minister to take legal action against man who lit cigarette from memorial

Video of man lighting cigarette from Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris was widely shared on social media

A French minister has said she is taking legal action against an unidentified man who was filmed lighting a cigarette from a memorial flame at a major Paris war monument.

The video of a man stooping to light a cigarette from the fire at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, before walking calmly away watched by tourists, caused indignation when it was widely shared on social media.