Paris’s Eiffel Tower has been evacuated, a spokesman for the company operating it told Reuters on Wednesday, confirming a security source report.
The company declined to comment on why the tower had been evacuated and could not confirm whether there had been a bomb threat, as some media reported.
Photo caption: French police stand near the Eiffel Tower after the French tourism landmark was evacuated following a bomb alert, in Paris, France. Reuters/ Charles Platiau.