The famous Eiffel Tower in Paris returned to normal after about two hours of evacuation a bomb threat warning that turned out to be falseas confirmed by sources of the company running the memorial.
The tower was evacuated around 1:30 p.m. local time (11:30 a.m. GMT) and the area was temporarily closed to the public, with nearby traffic also closed.
It was a “precautionary measure,” police sources told local media at the time, and The origin of the bomb threat was unknown.
About two hours later, the security forces lifted the alert and The reopening to the public began.
the evacuation Both the three floors of the tower and the restaurant were affected and the square surrounding the building, 330 meters high and located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
With nearly six million visitors in 2022, the iconic Iron Tower is one of the most visited monuments in the world.