Authorities clear Eiffel Tower over bomb threat

Full evacuation spans several hours before authorities reopen Paris landmark

By Yoel Goldman
9 August 2013, 5:41 pm
The Eiffel Tower in France (photo credit: CC BY brianburk9, Flickr)

The Eiffel Tower, one of the preeminent symbols of Paris, France, was fully evacuated Friday due to a bomb scare.

Police told Reuters that the landmark was closed at around 2 p.m. and reopened at around 5 p.m. Paris time.

Evacuations of the Eiffel Tower based on terror threats occur a couple of times every year.

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