The Cologne cathedral is illuminated in Cologne, Germany, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. Credit: AP/Martin Meissner. ... until the five climbers were detained inside the tower's stairwell.

Police detain 6 climbers who wanted to scale Cologne's famous cathedral (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) FILE - The Cologne cathedral is illuminated in Cologne, Germany, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.

German police in Cologne on Sunday arrests five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman who had tried to climb the city's famous cathedral. Police said they were informed by the church's private security ...

BERLIN — German police in Cologne on Sunday detained five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman who had tried to climb the city's famous cathedral. Police said they were informed by the church's private ...

BERLIN — German police in Cologne on Sunday detained five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman who had tried to climb the city's famous cathedral. Police said they were informed by the church's private ...

Police detain 6 climbers who wanted to scale Cologne's famous cathedral (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) FILE - The Cologne cathedral is illuminated in Cologne, Germany, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.

BERLIN — German police in Cologne on Sunday detained five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman who had tried to climb the city's famous cathedral. Police said they were informed by the church's private ...

Police detain 6 climbers who wanted to scale Cologne's famous cathedral (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) FILE - The Cologne cathedral is illuminated in Cologne, Germany, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.

BERLIN — German police in Cologne on Sunday detained five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman who had tried to climb the city's famous cathedral. Police said they were informed by the church's private ...

German police in Cologne on Sunday detained five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman who had tried to climb the city's famous cathedral.Police said they were informed by the church's private security guards ...

Police detain 6 climbers who wanted to scale Cologne's famous cathedral (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) FILE - The Cologne cathedral is illuminated in Cologne, Germany, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.