The Paris metro encountered a strange delay this morning (November 13), as two passengers halted Line 1 at the Tuileries station. The two? A man and a goat.

Video of the scene on the train shows police confronting the urban goatherd, attempting to talk him into relinquishing the goat, before arresting him and leading both away.

Official announcements declared a 'malevolent act' had halted the trains. Paris transport authority RATP later announced that the goat was in fact stolen, and the man reportedly attempted to flee when first confronted before being caught.

A man with a goat is in the metro line 1, later arrested

When Paris Metro authorities announced on Tuesday morning that traffic on the busy Line 1 was suspended weary commuters would hardly have been surprised.

Those who travel on line 1 know it’s not the most reliable of Metro lines as of late, with frequent morning delays reported.

On Tuesday they were told the reason for traffic coming to an abrupt halt was an “act of malevolence” by a passenger.

It turns out the “malevolent” act was a man bringing a goat onto the Metro at the Tuileries station, which naturally caused a little panic among passengers.

“Stuck on the Metro because of a man with a goat!” tweeted Kenza Bennani. “He’s refusing to get off.”

“We heard a woman shouting “stop”, “stop”. Everyone got up thinking someone was being attacked,” he said. “Then we saw this man with a goat. He refused to get off and the police were called.”

He said when the police came the man tried to flee with the goat before being arrested. Paris transport authority RATP told The Local that the goat was in fact stolen.

The man with the goat was also caught on camera by several other passengers on line 1.


“This is why the traffic is blocked. A bloke is on the Metro with a goat. How crazy is that. Left earlier only to arrive later because of that,” said tweeter iBao.

Other passengers simply posted images of the knock-on effects with hordes of passengers waiting for trains at packed Metro stations after traffic was suspended between Chatelet and Concorde.

A man with a goat arrested in Metro Line 1 in Paris

Commuters in Paris are used to disruption to their morning journey to work but they were left stunned and fairly angry over the reason for Tuesday's delay.

When Paris Metro authorities announced on Tuesday morning that traffic on the busy Line 1 was suspended weary commuters would hardly have been surprised.

Those who travel on line 1 know it's not the most reliable of Metro lines as of late, with frequent morning delays reported.

On Tuesday they were told the reason for traffic coming to an abrupt halt was an "act of malevolence" by a passenger.

It turns out the "malevolent" act was a man bringing a goat onto the Metro at the Tuileries station, which naturally caused a little panic among passengers.

"Stuck on the Metro because of a man with a goat!" tweeted Kenza Bennani. "He's refusing to get off."

"We heard a woman shouting "stop", "stop". Everyone got up thinking someone was being attacked," he said. "Then we saw this man with a goat. He refused to get off and the police were called."