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Pallade Veneta - Security alert prompts Eiffel Tower evacuation

Security alert prompts Eiffel Tower evacuation

BOULEVARD 12.08.2023
Security alert prompts Eiffel Tower evacuation
Security alert prompts Eiffel Tower evacuation / Photo: Bertrand GUAY - AFP/File

A security alert Saturday prompted the evacuation of three floors of the Eiffel Tower in central Paris, France's most emblematic symbol which drew 6.2 million visitors last year.

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SETE, the body which runs the site, said bomb disposal experts as well as police were scouring the area, including a restaurant located on one of the floors.

"It's a usual procedure in this kind of situation which however is rare," a spokeswoman said.

Visitors were evacuated from both the three floors and the square under the monument shortly after 1:30 pm (1130 GMT).

Construction work on the tower began in January 1887 and was finished on March 31, 1889. It received two million visitors during the World's Fair of 1889.

T.Galgano--PV

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