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Eiffel Tower and surroundings evacuated due to bomb warning

  • August 12, 2023
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Symbol of the capital of France, paris eiffel towerwas evacuated along with its surroundings on the morning of Saturday, August 12, after the local police received bomb warningfollowing

Eiffel Tower and surroundings evacuated due to bomb warning

Symbol of the capital of France, paris eiffel towerwas evacuated along with its surroundings on the morning of Saturday, August 12, after the local police received bomb warningfollowing established protocols as confirmed police sources.

The eviction of the monument took place around 13:30local time, so the area was completely closed to the public.

This was “precaution” before warning that its origin is unknown at the moment, according to what the same sources told local newspaper Le Parisien.

The evacuation affected both the three floors of the tower and the restaurant, as well as the area around the 330-meter-high structure located in 7th arrondissement of Paris.

WITH almost six million visitors in 2022The Eiffel Tower is one of the most visited monuments in the world and also one of the most iconic.

Two hours after the evacuation, at about 3:30 p.m.visitors were able slowly return to the neighborhood towers after the risk of explosion has been eliminated officials.

It was a false alarm people can come back,” they said.

(According to information from EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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