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Monday, September 18, 2017
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Monday, September 18, 2017
Eiffel Tower starts work on anti-terror upgrade
Work has begun to boost security at the Eiffel Tower as an anti-terrorism measure, city hall says, with bulletproof glass walls set to go up around the world’s most visited monument.
The changes come after a string of jihadist terror attacks in the French capital over the past two years in which more than 200 people have died.
A bulletproof glass wall will be installed around the monument’s gardens under the 30-million-euro ($36-million), nine-month works, the city’s tourism chief, Jean-Francois Martins, says.
Visited by 6 to 7 million people each year, the landmark already has a permanent police patrol.
— AFP
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