Today in Pictures, May 21, 2019

Jakarta ramps up security ahead of election results in Indonesia, man climbs up Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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May 21, 2019 at 11:17 AM

Barbed wire placed outside Indonesia’s General Elections Commission in Jakarta, May 20, 2019. With the official election results set to be announced by Monday, the authorities have tightened security and detained dozens of militants suspected of planning attacks during demonstrations. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/ARIFFIN JAMAR

A man (C) climbs up to the top of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, without any protection, on May 20, 2019. The Eiffel Tower was evacuated in the afternoon after a person was spotted climbing up the Paris landmark. PHOTO: AFP

Indonesian Buddhists and tourists release skylanterns in front of the Borobudur temple during a ceremony to mark Vesak day in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, May 19, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

US paratroopers walk back after jumping over Le Mont-Saint-Michel, north-western France on May 18, 2019, less than three weeks before the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. PHOTO: AFP

Palestinians break their fast by eating the Iftar meals during the holy month of Ramadan, near the rubble of a building recently destroyed by Israeli air strikes, in Gaza City May 18, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A tornado spins during stormy weather in Mangum, Oklahoma, U.S., May 20, 2019, in this still image taken from video from social media. PHOTO: LORRAINE MATTI VIA REUTERS

The 2022 midshipmen's class from the U.S. Naval Academy work to scale the Herndon Monument and place an upperclassmans hat atop the monument in the annual tradition May 20, 2019 in Annapolis, Maryland. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Underwater picture of divers extracting from the Caribbean sea debris of a light plane that crashed at the Isla Bonita area, in Roatan, Honduras, on May 19, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Workers on a platform are lifted up to the rose window, as the renovation and repair work on Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, which was badly damaged by a huge fire on April 15, takes place in the French capital Paris on May 20, 2019. PHOTO; AFP

Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George and Prince Louis explore the Adam White and Andree Davies co-designed garden ahead of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, Britain, May 19, 2019. PHOTO: PA WIRE VIA REUTERS

Performers dressed as characters from the 1964 French comedy "The Troops of St. Tropez" (Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez) drive on the Promenade de la Croisette during the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 19, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

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