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Louvre and Palace of Versailles: All-clear after threats
The Palace of Versailles was evacuated in the afternoon (archive photo). photo
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After the Louvre, the Palace of Versailles and the Gare de Lyon in Paris were also evacuated due to threats. France has the highest terror alert level. Then in the evening: the all-clear.
After threats against the Louvre and the castle of The French government gave the all-clear at Versailles. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said there was no threat at either tourist attraction. No explosive device was discovered and no attack took place.
The famous museum and palace of Versailles with its park were evacuated on Saturday afternoon. According to a Louvre spokeswoman, the museum received a message indicating that there was danger to the museum and its visitors.
According to information from the radio station “Europe 1”, the threat against the castle was received anonymously on a police website. The central Paris train station Gare de Lyon was also evacuated on Saturday afternoon because of a suspicious package.
France is on the highest terror alert level after the fatal knife attack by an Islamist in a school on Friday and plans to mobilize up to 7,000 soldiers across the country by Monday. An Islamist radicalized young man killed a teacher with a knife and seriously injured three other people.