France
Eiffel Tower evacuated due to bomb threat
The Eiffel Tower in Paris has been evacuated due to a bomb threat. photo
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The Eiffel Tower is the most famous tourist attraction in Paris. Now there was a bomb threat, the tower and forecourt are being evacuated.
The Paris Eiffel Tower is because of a Bomb threat cleared. About 4,000 people would have had to leave the sight and the forecourt on Saturday, the German Press Agency learned from police circles. It is currently being checked whether there is actually a bomb on site or not. It was not initially known how the threat was received.
The more than 130-year-old tower not far from the Seine is visited by around seven million people every year. The monument, also called “dame de fer” (“lady of iron”) in France, was built for the Paris World’s Fair and was completed in 1889.