Protesters arrested after hanging `` Free France '' banner from bridge . The climbers -- who were on the bridge for about three hours -- came down voluntarily about 1:15 p.m. ( 4:15 p.m . ET ) after workers with the Golden Gate Bridge District began cutting down their banner , Ziegenbein said . The climbers come down voluntarily after about 1:15 p.m. . Earlier in day , protests in China , France , cut short California Highway Patrol torch relay . Paris faces international criticism over crackdown on protests seeking Tibet self-rule .
Protesters arrested after hanging `` Free France '' banner from bridge . The climbers come down voluntarily after about 1:15 p.m. . Earlier in day , protests in China , France , cut short California Highway Patrol torch relay . Paris faces international criticism over crackdown on protests seeking Tibet self-rule .