Eiffel Tower Evacuated After Bomb Threat
CNN reports:
The Eiffel Tower and the park around it were evacuated Tuesday night after a telephoned bomb threat, police said.
The police press office said the alert, which was reported at 8:20 p.m., was being treated as a routine occurrence and the tower was being inspected to determine whether the threat was real. Police said the inspection was expected to be completed by 11 p.m. (5 p.m. ET).
Some 2,000 people were in the area when the evacuation was ordered, police said, according to CNN affiliate BFM-TV . Also evacuated were a number a nearby apartment buildings and businesses, according to news reports.
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